Juniperus virginianaIndiana Native
Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana - Overall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
tiny, golden flowering buds at maturity
 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:
woody to green and awl-like
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Dioecious; attractive blue berries (cones) on female plants)
 Ultimate Height:
30-65 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
8-25 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 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:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 279
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186
  • Indiana Native 161
  • Mass Plantings 273
  • Screen 177
  • Specimen 607
  • Notable Bark 163
  • Winter Interest 100

    • Additional Information

    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.

    46 Juniperus virginiana found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12013_00625*AHORTPARK
    2ORIG_0446*AMRPK
    32012_00138*APAO
    42013_00629*AHORTPARK
    52010_04637*AROGA
    6ORIG_0027*APOUL
    72013_00627*AHORTPARK
    82012_00139*APAO
    92009_13530*AHORTPARK
    102009_13394*AHORTPARK
    11ORIG_4962*ASCPA
    122018_00578*AME
    132013_00697*AHORTPARK
    142012_01331*APFEN
    152010_04560*ASCPA
    162013_00628*AHORTPARK
    172013_00416*AHORTPARK
    182013_00699*AHORTPARK
    192013_00626*AHORTPARK
    202009_13634*AHORTPARK
    212023_00036*AFARM ANIMAL
    222023_00036*BFARM ANIMAL
    232023_00036*CFARM ANIMAL
    242023_00036*DFARM ANIMAL
    252023_00036*EFARM ANIMAL
    262023_00038*AFARM ANIMAL
    272023_00036*FFARM ANIMAL
    282023_00036*GBREQ
    292023_00036*HBREQ
    302023_00036*IBREQ
    312023_00036*JBREQ
    322023_00036*KBREQ
    332023_00036*LBREQ
    342023_00036*MBREQ
    352023_00259*ACRTN
    362023_00259*BCRTN
    372023_00259*CCRTN
    382023_00400*AADPA
    392023_00400*BADPA
    402023_00400*CADPA
    412023_00400*DADPA
    422023_00400*EADPA
    432023_00475*AMTHW
    442023_00498*AHORTPARK
    452020_12733*AHORTPARK
    462024_00109*AVPRB

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