Hillspire Redcedar
Juniperus virginana 'Cupressifola'

Foliage:  Soft yellow-green
Fall Foliage: Green
Fruit: ----
​Habit/Form: Compact, pyramidal
​Uses: Windbreak, screen, buffer, accent

Zone Hardiness:  2
Plant Height: 15 – 30 ft
Plant Width: 3 - 10 ft
Light: Sun 
​Growth Rate: Medium

Pyramidal, loose leaves cypress-like soft yellow-green. 'Hillspire' is a dense, compact-pyramidal, symmetrical tree with ascending branching which grows 15-30' tall. Features bright green foliage which is attractive year-round. It may deliver a brownish tint in winter in the north. Tends to open as it mature. Male cultivar.  These cold-hardy, adaptable evergreen trees serve many purposes in the landscape, especially in sites that are dry, alkaline or windy. The foliage of scale-like needles is attractive but prickly.

Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Salt tolerant, Air Pollution