Plant field guide
Juniper (Gold Coast)
Compact spreading juniper with vibrant golden-yellow foliage that holds its color year-round. Dense arching branches create an elegant mounding form. Adds warm color to evergreen plantings.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Gold Coast'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- low
- Height
- 24 in (61 cm) – 36 in (91 cm)
- Spread
- 36 in (91 cm) – 60 in (152 cm)
- Spacing
- Not recorded
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 4–9; average annual extreme minimum from -30°F (-34.4°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: June.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Best golden color in full sun. Compact form of the popular Pfitzer juniper. Very heat and drought tolerant. Deer resistant.
Pruning
Light shaping if needed. Prune individual branches - don't shear. Remove any green-reverting branches.
Fertilizer
None needed
Does not need fertilizer
Mulch
2 inches of gravel or light organic mulch.