ABQ Backyard Refuge Program plants

These species are on the official plant list for building a certified ABQ Backyard Refuge.
Visit ABQbackyardrefuge.org for an introductory guide, workbook, pdf of the plant list, and many more resources.

All 213

Platycladus ¹

one-seed juniper ²
Juniperus monosperma

Chinese juniper ³
Juniperus chinensis

eastern redcedar ⁴
Juniperus virginiana

alligator juniper ⁵
Juniperus deppeana

Arizona cypress ⁶
Cupressus arizonica

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ABQ Backyard Refuge Program plants

Platycladus 1

one-seed juniper 2 Juniperus monosperma

Chinese juniper 3 Juniperus chinensis

eastern redcedar 4 Juniperus virginiana

alligator juniper 5 Juniperus deppeana

Arizona cypress 6 Cupressus arizonica