Eastern Red Cedar
Planted
March 3, 2024
Names
- Common Names
- Eastern Red Cedar, Red Cedar
Growth
- Height
- 16-30 feet
- Spread
- 13-20 feet
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Yellow and Green
- Foliage Color
- Green and blue-green with silver tones.
- Fall Foliage Color
- Purplish hues (in fall and winter)
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 3-9
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideally full sun.
- Soil Type
- Well-drained, slightly alkaline soil; tolerates sandy, loamy, and clay soils.
- Soil Drainage
- Well-drained soil, preferably slightly alkaline.
- Soil pH
- Neutral to mildly alkaline soils
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Evergreen needle, Evergreen needle
- Seasons of Interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Bloom Time
- Spring
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts butterflies and other pollinators, Attracts birds
References
- Juniperus virginiana – Blue Thumb
- Juniperus virginiana Pencil Cedar, Eastern redcedar, Southern redcedar, Silver Cedar, Burk Eastern Red Cedar, Silver East PFAF Plant Database
- Juniperus virginiana (Eastern red cedar) | Blue Stem Natives
- IRREC Garden Plant Guide, Juniperus virginiana
- Juniperus virginiana – Native Plant Society of Texas
- Juniperus virginiana ~ Eastern Red Cedar – King's Sunset Nursery
- Species: Juniperus virginiana
- Juniperus virginiana | pencil cedar Conifers/RHS
- Juniperus virginiana · Earth@Home: Biodiversity
- Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar from Pleasant Run Nursery
- eastern red cedar - Vinland Valley Nursery
- Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar from Taylor's Nursery
- Juniperus virginiana - Useful Temperate Plants
- Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) Seed Description
- Plant Profile: Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) – KarensGardenTips.com
- IRC - Natives for Your Neighborhood
- Juniperus virginiana Facts for Kids
- Juniperus virginiana (Pencil Cedar) - Practical Plants
- Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) - bplant.org
- Juniperus virginiana | pencil cedar Conifers/RHS
- Eastern Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) - MyGardenLife
- Juniperus virginiana Pencil Cedar, Eastern redcedar, Southern redcedar, Silver Cedar, Burk Eastern Red Cedar, Silver East PFAF Plant Database
- Juniperus virginiana
- Juniperus virginiana (eastern red cedar) - City of Fort Collins
- Sunlight Needs for Eastern red cedar: A Complete Guide
- JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA – REDCEDAR, EASTERN | Woodlawn Cemetery • Crematory • Conservancy
- Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
- Juniperus virginiana (Vertebrate Animals)