Yes it looks like a torulosa to me as well and yes they do get juvenile foliage. I have seen it on a couple of mine although they seem to get into mature foliage quickly.
Agree with this comment. Yes they get juvenile foliage, but they are very quick to lose it. You really have to cut them back hard to get them to throw needle foliage.
Yes... it is a Chinese juniper. Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' (originally). Many were planted throughout Southern California landscape - so many, in fact, that people started calling them "Hollywood junipers" because they were quite common throughout Hollywood. Now many east coast nurseries sell them as Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' which means "regular swellings" or "muscular" - referring to its trunk appearance like a muscled arm or leg. It naturally grows in a wind-grown fashion, even with the absence of wind. It is the largest Chinese juniper cultivar that is sold in the US.
