It is native to New Mexico, Arizona, southern Colorado, western Oklahoma and western Texas, and the extreme north of Chihuahua in Mexico.Ībove-ground growth is extremely slow, about six-inches per year in a season with normal precipitation. The US Forest Service estimates that one-quarter of New Mexico is covered with the One-seed juniper. The dry uplands at Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, elevations below the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve and the Museum Hill site are classic examples of this familiar Santa Fe terrain. This slow-growing, drought-hardy native species is a remarkable example of a plant adapted to flourish during long dry periods in its local environment. The Juniperus monosperma, or One-seed juniper, dots the drier habitats of New Mexico between 50 feet. One-seeded Juniper (Photo: Janice Tucker)
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