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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Oneseed Juniper

Juniperus monosperma
native · Central Texas

Oneseed Juniper is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 6–20 ft tall and 20 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms orange in early spring. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
6–20 ft
Spread
20 ft
Bloom
Early Spring · orange
Foliage
Evergreen
Soil
Recorded on dry, gravelly, sand
Wildlife
Supports birds

Where it grows

No Level IV record in the launch area yet. Recorded in these Texas ecoregions:

Chihuahuan DesertHigh PlainSouthwestern Tableland

2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.