Juniperus californica
California juniper · also Chuperosa, Desert white cedar, Californian juniper
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Juniperus californica, or California juniper, is an evergreen conifer native to southwestern North America, often growing as a large shrub or small tree. It is drought-tolerant, requiring low water, and provides value to birds and butterflies.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 420.01%29 yr9.0 in
- 100.01%—3.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–40 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 8.9 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- California coastal sage and chaparral
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
- Sierra Nevada forests
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Baja California desert
Other Juniperus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
