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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Pinchot's Juniper

Juniperus pinchotii
native · Central Texas

Pinchot's Juniper is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 20 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms white and brown in Feb. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
About 20 ft
Bloom
Feb · white, brown
Foliage
Evergreen
Soil
Takes caliche and clay
Wildlife
Supports butterflies

Where it grows

12 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.