Temple Juniper
Juniperus rigida
Cupressaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
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RustHigh
Aecial Stage (Alternate Host)
Armillaria Root RotModerate
Active Below-ground Growth
Phytophthora Root RotModerate
Growing Season Stress Expression
AphidModerate
Spring Colonization
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Quick Facts
Height
30 ft
Spread
26 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 5a–8b
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
Japan, Korea, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia
Diseases — Regionally Documented (11)
Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Phomopsis Twig Blight Magnesium Deficiency Canker and Dieback Pear Trellis Rust Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Blight Phoradendron villosum Mistletoe (a True Mistletoe) Seiridium cardinale Seiridium Canker Taphrina wiesneri Witches' Broom
Pests — Regionally Documented (10)
Carulaspis juniperi Juniper scale Oligonychus ununguis Spruce spider mite Various (Agromyzidae, Gracillariidae, Tenthredinidae) Leafminer Juniper fall-webworm Oligotrophus betheli Juniper tip midge Argyresthia cupressella Cypress tip moth Aphidoidea Aphid Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Tetranychidae Spider mite Argyresthia spp. Cypress tip moth and allies