Eastern Red Cedar Tree Facts, Identification, Uses, Pictures
WEBMay 30, 2020 · Everything you need to know about an eastern red cedar tree. What is it, how to identify it, how fast and where does it grow, is it invasive, what are its uses.
Juniperus virginiana - Wikipedia
WEBJuniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the …
How to Grow and Care for Eastern Red Cedar - The Spruce
WEBMay 9, 2023 · The eastern red cedar is a slow-growing conifer native to eastern North America that is extremely adaptable to various soils and growing conditions. The species' name is a misnomer, with it being a juniper. The adaptable species can grow almost anywhere, giving it a variety of garden uses.
Eastern Red Cedar Tree With Pictures and Identification - Leafy …
WEBDec 10, 2023 · The eastern red cedar has the title of “most widespread native coniferous tree in the eastern United States.” Classed as a “pioneer tree,” the easy-to-grow evergreen thrives in most soil conditions, and it easily spreads in open landscapes.
Complete Guide To Eastern Red Cedar - Growit Buildit
WEBThe Eastern Red Cedar is a medium-sized coniferous evergreen tree native to Eastern North America. Scientifically known as Juniperus virginiana, that grows 20-70′ tall in full sun and medium moist to dry sites. Growing up to 2′ per year in optimum conditions, it has a wide conical to pyramidal shape making it an excellent windbreak tree.
Eastern red-cedar | The Morton Arboretum
WEBEastern red-cedar is native to North America. These cold-hardy, adaptable evergreen trees serve many purposes in the landscape, especially in sites that are dry, alkaline or windy. The foliage of scale-like needles is attractive but prickly.
EASTERN RED CEDAR - JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA | The UFOR …
WEBSpecies: virginiana. Hardiness Zone: 2 to 9. Height: 30 to 65 ft. Width: 8 to 25 ft. Common characteristics: The eastern red cedar has a straight trunk and a pyramidal to rounded crown shape. It can reach heights of 25' to 50' when growing in good locations.
Juniperus virginiana — eastern red cedar - Go Botany
WEBEastern red cedar is a small, conical tree that commonly colonizes fields after agriculture is abandoned. It has two types of leaves: spreading prickly ones on young shoots and seedlings, and tightly overlapping scale -like leaves on the mature branches. Birds, including the cedar waxwing, eat the waxy blue berry -like cones.
The Eastern Redcedar of North America - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 29, 2020 · Eastern redcedar is the most widely distributed conifer of tree size in the Eastern United States and is found in every State east of the 100th meridian. The species extends northward into southern Ontario and the southern tip of Quebec.
Eastern Red Cedar - U.S. National Park Service
WEBOct 28, 2022 · The Eastern Red Cedar is an evergreen with scaly leaves and reddish-brown bark that grows in strips. The Eastern Red Cedar is dioecious, meaning that an individual plant typically produces either male or female cones. Male cones are small and have a dull mustard yellow color while female cones are larger and rounder.
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