Juniperus virginiana 'Cupressifolia'
Hillspire Eastern Redcedar

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Soft yellowish-green cypress-like evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Attractive blue berries (cones))
 Ultimate Height:
15-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-15 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Foliage is bright green to yellow-green and cypress-like. Bruised foliage smells of cedar. Gray brown to red brown bark exfoliates in long strips.

Additional Information

'Cupressifolia' is a pyramidal female cultivar with bright yellow-green, cypress-like foliage. Widely adapted to soils and climates. 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.

3 Juniperus virginiana 'Cupressifolia' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12024_00245*APGMD
22024_00245*BPGMD
32024_00245*CPGMD

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