One-seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
One-seed juniper is a rugged, often multi-trunked juniper of Southwestern high desert and grassland, immensely drought-tough. Its berries feed wintering birds across the arid Southwest.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–40 ft
- Spacing
- 6–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- orange
- Wildlife value
- mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~42 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Juniperus species
- Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
- Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
- Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)
- Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
- Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
- Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)