Rethinking the Mountain Cedar, a.k.a. Juniperus ashei

Soils in the Hill Country of Texas have been subjected to numerous severe disturbances over the last 150 years. If Mountain Cedars hadn't morphed from trees in forests and woodlands into pioneering thickets of bushy-cedars, our soils would be much more degraded today.

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Ecological Benefits

Rebuilds Soils

Controls Erosion

Sustains Spring Flows

Maintain Karst Function

Provides Deep Carbon Storage

Serves as Green Infrastructure

Provides Wildlife Habitat

Economical Benefits  

Bio-Char

Livestock Feed

Spice

Medicinal

Construction

Calcium Supplement

Aromatherapy

PURCHASE