by Bob Harms ()

Juniperus ashei, Ashe Juniper/Texas Cedar

J. ashei at the peak of the summer 2006 drought. The native grass had burnt to orange,
but there is relatively more green around the large juniper.

Large numbers of junipers, both large and small, are present at Purola Preserve in N. Hays County.

Highly recommended reading, outline with pictures available in PDF format in June 2009 (text may no longer be available):
Elizabeth McGreevy Seiler's "UNTWISTING THE CEDAR — the myths & culture of the Ashe juniper tree."