Juniper (Juniperus Monosperma) is an evergreen coniferous shrub or small tree. This needle bearing tree is native to the Southwestern United States, and covers nearly 3/4 of the state of New Mexico. A very hardy species, the cedar berry tree can grow in poor soil when and where other trees cannot. The one-seed juniper can grow to heights of 25 feet, and has flat, scale-like leaves and bluish-green berries. It occurs in western North America, in the United States in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Colorado, western Oklahoma, and in western Texas and Mexico in the far north of Chihuahua.