Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii'

Burk Eastern Redcedar

Leaves have a dull blue band above and are green below. The scale-like leaves are 4-ranked, closely pressed and overlapping, 0.06" long, and free at apex. Awl-like leaves (0.25") are 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.