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Juniperus deppeana
Also called Checkerbark Juniper, Checker Bark Juniper, Mountain Cedar, Thickbark Juniper
Alligator juniper is a small to medium conifer tree known for its checkered, alligator-skin-like bark, native to dry mountain slopes from Arizona and New Mexico to western Texas and northern Mexico. It is grown mainly as a drought-tolerant landscape or wildlife tree and needs full sun and very good drainage.
Juniperus deppeana (alligator juniper or checkerbark juniper) is a small to medium-sized tree reaching 10–15 metres (33–49 feet) in height. It is native to central and northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
It is native to central and northern Mexico (from Oaxaca northward) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas). It grows at moderate elevations of 750–2,700 m (2,460–8,860 ft) on dry soils.
Berries from alligator juniper growing in the Davis Mountains of West Texas are used to flavor gin, including one produced by WildGins Co. in Austin, Texas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juniperus deppeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
