Eastern red cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Summary 4

Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red-cedar,Red Cedar, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar) is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Juniper) and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei (Ashe Juniper).

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Fritz Flohr Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/fritzflohrreynolds/15697205220/
  2. (c) Alex Melman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25852386@N07/2954346425
  3. (c) limecools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemcilveen/8339965399/
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_virginiana

More Info

iNat Map

Establishment native
Type tree or shrub
Source Heineke
Blooms (03) March, (04) April, (05) May