Redberry Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
Redberry juniper is a Southwestern juniper distinctive for its coral-red berries, forming thickets on dry limestone and caprock. A drought-hardy, bird-feeding shrub for hot, lean soils.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–20 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- February
- Bloom colors
- white, brown
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~42 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- NM, OK, TX
Related native plants
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- Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
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