Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

 

Text Box: Form: SmallāMedium-sized tree (10-15 m high). Irregular pyramidal, columnar crown. Somewhat pear-shaped

 

 

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Text Box: Bark: Light, reddish brown. Exfoliating lengthwise in long, fibrous strips. Shreddy appearance. Exposed inner bark brown or gray, smooth.

 

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Text Box: Twig: Greenābluish-green for many years, which later turn reddish-brown. Covered with scales, yet smooth. Does not form flat sprays

 

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Text Box: Leaves: (Two types) 1) Attached directly, appressed and overlapping, dark green, 4-sided, 2mm inlength (Found on older trees) 2) Attached directly, needle-shaped, dark blue-green, arranged in whorls of 2-3, 0.6-1.3 mm in length (Found on younger trees)

 

Text Box: Fruit and Flowers: Trees usually dioecious. Cones are berry-shaped, light green turning dark blue at maturity, approximately 3-6 mm in diameter. Cones appear April-May, ripening in Sept.-Nov. of first or second season

 
  Text Box: Notes: Shade-intolerant and drought-resistant, characteristic of well-drained soils. Very slow-growing and long-lived. In MI, abundance has increased as a result of human foresting activity, including disturbance and elimination of old-growth forests. Called “baton rouge” (red stick) by French settlers, capital of LA named for it

 

 

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