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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 10–18 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~42 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- NM, OK, TX