In the dendrological collection of the Stavropol Botanical Garden, the genus Juniperus L. is represented by 35 cultivars belonging to 8 species. The average age of plants is 30 years. The groups: quite promising (91–100 points) include 24 cultivars (68.6 %) and promising (76–75 points) – 11 cultivars (31.4 %). The easily rootable cultivars include 15 ones (50.0 %); those with an average degree of rooting ability –
14 cultivars (46.7 %), hard-to-root – J. virginiana ‘Glauca’. Percentage of rooted cuttings in the variants using Ribav Extra and Kornevin is higher compared to the control: in Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ (73.3 % – using Ribav Extra, 76.7 % – Kornevin, 56.7 % – in control), J. squamata ‘Blue Carpet’ (96.7 %, 100 %, 46.7 %), in J. chinensis ‘Blue Cloud’ (66.7 %, 76.7 %, 65.3 %), J. chinensis ‘Pfitzeriana Aurea’ (83.3 %, 73.3 %, 66.6 %) и J. horizontalis ‘Glauca’ (96.7 %, 93.3 %, 86.7 %).

Nezhentseva T.V.