It seems the faster it grows, the more likely the branches splay out and it loses it's trim appearance. At least here, anyway. My soil and climate seems to be too good for them.
Mike

myohana4:

Even though almost every nursery in the midwest sells Skyrocket junipers, they are extremely susceptible to fungal diseases in all climates with high humidity. For you, it will be no different than for me, in Illinois.

A very good substitute for you is Juniperus virginiana 'Taylor'; Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Arrow' which is sold as chinensis but is actually a Juniperus virginiana; Or if form is the main concern and something other than juniper is OK, there are a number of Arborvitae you may like:
Thuja occidentalis 'Malonyana', 'Degroot's Spire', 'Hetz Wintergreen'.

Dax

as trees.. they really never stop growing...

they have a predictable annual growth rate.. [at the link below change tip blight to 'annual growth rate']

most TAGS.. are 10 years estimates... and as you note.. they vary wildly ...

at 20 years.. most of them have the potential to be twice as big as the estimate ..

i got rid of all my Juniperus scopulorum because eventually.. they all ended up ugly due to tip blight ... see link

you can do much better.. IMHO ... if only you are willing to shop or mail order from places other than bigboxstore ...

where are you in OH???? if you are out far north east OH.. you should visit saybrook .. and girard nursery's arborteum ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

Thank you so much for all of the advice! It is so helpful. I went ahead and purchased the juniper because it was a great price at a small nursery near me. I will have to watch it for fungal diseases. Thanks for the heads up on this! It needed something narrow for privacy and wanted a contrast next to the arborvitae that I planted. Plus it is near a catch basin for the drain so I was sticking with conifers because I was concerned about leaves clogging the basin.

AGAIN...I really appreciate everyone's input!

I am about an hour south of Geneva. Thanks for suggesting these nurseries. I use to live on the westside and LOVED Barnes Nursery in Sandusky. I haven't been able to find a great place for plants on this side of town.

One more question...now that I have this juniper. What is the best watering schedule until it is established. Does it need a lot of water or is this a once a week watering like the arborvitae?

that links for the diseases not height they may get in 20 years and need to know the widthe to space two of them - thinking of 18-20 inches on my front corner cause i see 2-3 ft wide? but nothing on how far from foundation is it invasive? one site said ok near close to foundation but how close is close? another showed to transplant remove 3 feet of root - i have an elevated bed with a dwarf alberta spruce i want to move out back about 2-3 ft off corner then i have a coral bark japanese maple at 6-7 or so - please help if u can much appreciated - Corey in NY

Helo all, i purchased a home 3 years ago. I am thinking of purchasing the juniperus virginia skyrocket. I would like to put them in my front yard near the sidewalk for privacy. I am worried about the root system. My sewer line is in the front yard as well. Will the roots grow around the sewer line or get into it ? Also how far from the sidewalk should i plant them ? Thank you for your help.

Mine were planted in a row of five in 2008 and are indeed 3 feet wide. I have to warn you - they fall over in the wind, rain, and snow and i constantly have to re-tether them to keep them upright. I don’t shallow water them so they should have developed better roots by now.

Erin's junipers may be rootbound, a common problem with woody plants that have been in containers at any stage in the production sequence.