General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet or more
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Needled
Other: Retains yellow coloring throughout the winter.
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 2,491 (Expired)
Goes Dormant
Parentage: Sport of: Pfitzeriana Aurea
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Gold Coast®
Cultivar name: 'Aurea Improved'
Common names
  • Pfitzer Juniper
  • Juniper
Also sold as:
  • Juniperus x pfitzeriana

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-05-10
specimen on the border of two yards
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-05-10
foliage
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-12-10
First snow already melting
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-06-21
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-06-21
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-07-10
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