Not very dramatic. And what about herbicide injury, is that possible there?

I was hoping someone could tell me whether or not to both observing 5-10 years. I've been working with the J.v. for awhile and have realized that variegated seedlings are a dime a dozen, so I don't even bother. But the first has a really nice soft yellow that looks stable, and the second has those different colored tips. I'd rather forget about both of them but didn't know if they looked worthwhile or not

I like the yellow variegated one and certainly would give the thing a chance to see what becomes of it.

I like the first one too. Looks promising with plenty of variegation. If the second one keeps that tighter, dense growth, that would be quite nice. Would be even better if they turned out to be one of the narrow types.

I'm always tempted to dig up one of the very narrow ones growing along the highway and plant it in my yard. On the other hand I'm usually pulling seedlings out of my beds.

But the first has a really nice soft yellow that looks stable, and the second has those different colored tips.

==>>> I JUST DONT KNOW HOW YOU COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS STABLE .. oops... ignore the caps ...

stability comes with maturity.. and one might argue that neither of your babes ... are in any way.. mature ...

its great to dream and speculate.. and talk about it.. but im thinking you need a couple 10 years.. to come to conclusions ... and therein lies the rub ... how many hundred oddballs are you going to have room for.. to grow out for ten years ...

btw... what are your goals.. with growing out all this stock??? ... is this just a hobby?? ... that has gone a bit over the edge??? .. lol.. been there.. done that ...

ken

Ken,

There's no way to know that it is 100% stable at this age, but if you've worked with J. virginiana you know that variegation is common, but most of the whites will turn brown in a matter of weeks, and the yellows are lackluster. This one has been that yellowish color all season, no browning, no necrosis, lackluster all the same. So, that's where I speculate its stability from. And juniperus have a juvenile stage for several years before putting on their mature foliage, so yeah, no way to tell. The goal of the post was to see if anyone with experience, who HAS grown on J.v. for years and wasted their time could look at this and say, "looks like a waste." Otherwise it will just end up getting planted on the property and be deer food.

Always compare with existing cultivars of a species before deciding something is worth growing on for years, to see if it amounts to anything. I doubt either of these minor variations is going to add value to the existing palette - the scattered yellowness of the one is not very clear and the other has a tiny amount of "white", with much of it having gone brown. Other kinds of plants may rather often produce seedling variants that are much more highly and decisively marked than these two junipers and still throw it all off as they age and develop.

but most of the whites will turn brown in a matter of weeks,

==>>> back when i was growing hosta seeds under lights in winter ... all white seedlings were called 'terminal whites' .. no chlorophyll ... no life ...

and on babes ... the less green ... the less vigor ...

it sounds like you are sorta saying the same thing ....

ken