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on the Red Cedar Tree, there are however other types of cedar trees, if you want
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Redcedar, Eastern
Juniperus virginiana
Dense pyramid shape excellent for windbreaks and screens. Birds love its berries. Medium
green foliage. Likes full sun. Tolerant of most soils. Matures at 40' - 50'.
Type of tree:
The Eastern Redcedar falls into the following type(s): Evergreens
Mature Height:
The Eastern Redcedar grows to be 40' - 50' feet in height.
Mature Spread:
The Eastern Redcedar has a spread of about 8' - 20' at full maturity.
Spread Variations:
Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium growth rate.
Sun:
This redcedar does well in full sun.
Soil:
The Eastern Redcedar grows in acidic, alkaline, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, rich,
sandy, silty loam, well drained, wide range, clay soils.
Moisture:
Can withstand occasional flooding, yet has good drought tolerance.
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Shape:
This redcedar has columnar, oval, pyramidal shape.
Leaves:
The leaves are evergreen. On new growth and young trees, foliage is needle-like; older
foliage is scale-like, with each scale about 1/16th of an inch long and compacted to form
rounded or 4-sided branchlets.
Flower Color:
Greenish-yellow; nondescript.
Bloom Time:
April-May.
Fruit Description:
Female cones are ovoid, 1/4" across, ripening in one year, abundant in shiny colors
of brown to almost blue. Male staminate cones are yellow-brown and borne on separate
plants.
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Additional Information
Attributes:
The Eastern Redcedar tree is a common sight on road cuts and in fence rows and abandoned
fields throughout most of the plains states and eastern United States, especially where
limestone soils are present. It is a tree of reddish wood giving off the scent of cedar
chests and its crushed berries provide a whiff of the gin they once flavored. Thanks to
its tolerance of heat, salt, a wide range of soils and other adverse conditions, Eastern
Redcedar is also put to good use on the farm in windbreaks and in city landscapes for
hedges, screens, clumps or even as specimen trees.
Description:
Dense pyramid shape excellent for windbreaks and screens. Birds love its berries. Medium
green foliage. Likes full sun. Tolerant of most soils. Matures at 40' - 50'.
Wildlife Value:
Eastern Redcedar twigs and foliage are eaten by browsers. Seeds are eaten most extensively
by cedar waxwings, a grayish-brown bird.. Evergreen foliage provides nesting and roosting
cover for sparrows, robins, mockingbirds, juncos, and warblers.
History/Lore/Use:
The Eastern Redcedar is an ancient tree, dating to aboriginal America, where fossil
evidence indicates it covered large portions of the continent. The early explorers took
note of the tree. Arthur Barlowe and Phillip Amadus were quoted as saying the trees were
"the tallest and reddest cedars in the world" when they arrived at Roanoke
Island in 1564. Colonial craftsmen lost no time in using the wood from the Eastern
Redcedar for furniture and fences as it had superior weathering capability and was easy to
work with. The wood was a staple of the pencil industry for over a century until supplies
became exhausted and the industry switched to more plentiful western cedars. Birds are
very fond of the berries, the Cedar Waxwing taking its name from the tree whose fruit is
its favorite food.
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