Scientific Name:
Juniperus virginiana
Pronunciation:
joo-NIP-ur-us vur-jin-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
eastern red cedar
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Most are small conical trees, becoming slightly pendulous; bark reddish-brown, scaly or fibrous and stringy; branches pendulous to ascending; branchlets generally erect; scale-like leaves opposite, arranged in 4 ranks, closely pressed and overlapping, 1.5-2.0mm long; awl-like leaves in whorls of three, needle part 3-7(-12)mm long, many cvs greyish-green, glaucous; usually dioecious - pollen cones at tips, yellow, 1-2mm wide; seed cones berry-like, globose to ovoid, 3-6(-7)mm, glaucous, soft, resinous, blue-black to brownish blue when mature; seeds 1-3 per cone, 1.5-4mm wide. Conifers.org
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Alkaline, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Screening, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include J. 'Brodie', and J. 'Blue Arrow' which grows up to 4m tall and about 60cm wide (as tagged and as on OSU, but there's some controversy as to whether this belongs in this genus or with Rocky Mountain juniper).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Other
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Stringy, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
