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Originally Posted by arbeiter
It is nice but kind of misleading. It's largely ashe juniper which barely grows taller than 15 feet, it's a very scrubby tree. It's kind of like a Texas version of chaparral - actual woodland areas are usually only found next to the water.
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Speaking of ashe juniper/cedar trees, such vegetation is thought to be explosively flammable in nature. One longtime fear is the threat of very destructive wildfires in the eastern Hill Country where hillside/valley developments have become plentiful. Its really not a matter of if, but when this will occur. I would hope that the ongoing Southern California wildfires will draw some attention to our local risks.