Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Evergreen-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Juniperus virginiana Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Juniperus virginiana |
| Common Name: | Eastern redcedar |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | specimen, grouping, screen, windbreak, hedges, topiary |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | considerable size variability due to cultivars ‘Canaertii' is a pyramidal form |
| Height: | 30 - 50 feet tall |
| Spread: | up to 20 feet wide |
| Foliage: | scale-like, overlapping foliage prickly leaves may also be present |
| Flower: | usually dioecious pollen release in late Winter |
| Fruit: | greenish to frosted blue cones |
| Bark: | exfoliating grayish or reddish brown |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | full sun |
| Soil: | well-drained soil tolerant of poor soil conditions pH adaptable |
| USDA Zone: | zones 3 - 9 |
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