Andorra Juniper Bush
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Andorra Juniper Bush highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Growing Zones 3-8
The Andorra Juniper Bush (Juniper horizontalis 'Plumosa') is a dense, compact, flat-spreading Juniper with a bright gray-green color, becoming plum-colored in the fall. Andorra is one of the most common landscape Junipers available!
Plumosa has a handsome, tightly branched form that creates a groundcover that is versatile, easy to grow, and provides year-round unique color. Featuring a nice, soft foliage texture and touselled low-growing branching habit that trails when given the chance.
You'll love the light purple cast for the fall and winter months, enhanced by blue-green berry-like cones. Like its native Creeping Juniper parentage, these hardy evergreen shrubs grow throughout USDA planting zones 3 to 8 and spread a tidy 4-5 feet in width and only 1-2 feet tall.
Landscape Application:
It can also be used for erosion control, in planters, or mass plantings. Use in groupings for groundcover and filling in bare areas between plants, blocking weeds. Andorra shines as transition plants to use as edging or in the front of a landscaping bed's borders.
Use Andorra in rock gardens and as a foundation for planting facer plants. Ideal as year-round spillers in a container, or spilling over the tops of a retaining wall. The evergreen leaves bring color planted along a walkway or as foundation planting It can also be used for Bonsai!
Add Andorra as a low component to a mixed shrub border, creating a patchwork of greenery when combined with other Junipers like Compact Andorra, or Juniper trees and evergreen and broadleaf evergreen shrubs.
- Grey Green Evergreen Foliage
- Foliage Turns Plum Colored in Autumn
- Dense, Compact, Flat Form
- Great In Containers & As Bonsai
- Groundcover, Erosion Control, Edging & Low Hedging Plants
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Andorra Junipers tolerate exposed sites and a wide range of soils. Plant in any kind of well-drained soil in full sun. Provide regular moisture their first year in the ground, but once established, Junipers become drought tolerant. Provide a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around the roots to hold in moisture and enrich the soil. Handling mild saline conditions and urban pollution, these shrubs even shrug off deer unless they are desperate! Prune in the spring if needed, nipping wayward branches back.
- Full Sun Shrubs
- Any Well-Drained Soil - Tolerates Clay & Saline
- Moderate to Low Moisture
- Prune In Spring
- Deer Seldom Bother Juniper
- Tolerates Urban Environments
Gray-green evergreenery, the beloved Andorra Creeping Juniper bush will add a special touch to your landscape all year round! Order now at Nature Hills Nursery!
