Plant Type

Conifer, Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Green

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Green, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Allergenic

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Nevada Jointfir is a western native related to the conifer, with grey-green stems and an open to rounded habit, growing about 3 feet tall and wide. It has small, nearly inconspicuous grey-green leaves and yellow flowers, with a moderate amount of conspicuous brown fruits or seeds. The greatest bloom is usually observed in the spring, with fruit and seed production starting in the summer and continuing until fall. Leaves are retained year to year.

Grow in full sun to part, light shade in well drained soils. Prefers neutral to limey soils, and sandy to sandy-gravel soils. Frost tolerant to 0 F. A Utah native, it is not readily available in the trade, though it pops up at plant sales and some native-plant growers.