Scientific Name: Juniperus virginiana
Common Name: eastern red cedar
Native Range: Eastern North America
Zone: 2 to 9
Plant type & Form: Broadly conical, sometimes columnar, evergreen conifer with horizontal branching
Height: 30.00 to 65.00 feet
Spread: 8.00 to 25.00 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Flower: None
Fruit: Dioecious, females produce round, gray to black-green berry-like cones (1/4″ diameter) that ripen in the fall
Leaf: Dark blue-green, scale-like foliage that turns brown-green in winter.
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Soil type & pH: Prefers moist soils but tolerates a wide range of soils and growing conditions
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Winter interest, screening, landscape specimen
Tolerates: Deer, drought, erosion, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil, black walnut, air pollution
Notes: The reddish-brown wood is commonly used for furniture like cedar chests and is fragrant.
Identification notes: Look for gray to reddish-brown bark that peels/exfoliates in thin strips. The trunk is typically fluted at the base. The blue-green, evergreen leaves resemble flattened scales.
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
