Most well drained soil. This juniper is adapted to just about everywhere in Texas. Each tree seems to have its own unique shape, some narrower, some weeping, some rounded, some pyramidal. They are bushy when young, but develop a single trunk with age. Male trees tend to have yellower foliage, and appear even yellower when they are laden with pollen.
Females have darker foliage and appear bluish when covered with berries.
Most soils, including poorly drained. The coppery color they turn before dropping is extremely attractive. This is an ancient tree, genetically unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. It grows fast, is healthy, and is adaptable to both swampy and dry areas, making it a useful landscape tree. Most well drained, moist alkaline soils.