Juniperus virginiana 'Taylor'Indiana Native
Eastern Redcedar

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 99

Genus:

Juniperus (Juniper, Chinese Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Savin Juniper, Redcedar) 56

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 236

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 263

Flower Notes:

Yellow (Yellow-brown cones )

Foliage Notes:

Green (Dark - to bluish-green needle-like and scale-like evergreen leaves that take on a bronze or purple cast in the winter))

Stem Notes:

Green aromatic stems

Fruit Notes:

Blue ((Dioecious; attractive blue berries (cones) on female plants))

Ultimate Height:

30-65 feet

Ultimate Spread:

6-8 feet

Bloom Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 215

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet

Range:

Eastern North America

Maintenance:

Low 286

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves mostly scale-like, 4-ranked, closely pressed and overlapping, 0.06" long, and free at apex. Awl-like leaves (0.25") are glaucous above, and green below, usually in pairs found mostly on older trees. Terminal shoots are often elongated and turn red to a drab brown in winter. Branchlets are very narrow (less than 1 mm thick). Bruised foliage smells of cedar. Gray brown to red brown bark exfoliates in long strips.

Ecological Functions:

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Cedar, Red Cedar

Special Characteristics:

Drought Tolerant 289

Pollution Tolerant 217

Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 189

Additional Information

Fantastic upright conical-columnar form; may have originated or been tested through Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Widely adapted to soils and climates, as evidenced by the species' wide geographic range. Does well in alkaline soils, but not wet soils. Alternate host for cedar-apple rust disease. Plant other juniper species in areas having many apples, hawthorns, etc. Susceptible to bagworms.