Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana
Instantly known for its checkered, alligator-skin bark, this rugged juniper of dry mountain slopes bears blue berry-cones for wildlife and resprouts after fire. Long-lived and picturesque.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–50 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- January, February, March
- Bloom colors
- white, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~42 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
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- Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
- Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
- One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)