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About
Red Cedar Trees: Hardy, attracts birds. Widely adaptable.
The Eastern Red Cedar, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen
tree. Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed,
dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on
ecotype or competing vegetation.
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Red
Cedar picture
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Cedar Tree Facts |
Scientific
Name: |
Juniperus
virginiana
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Foliage: |
Evergreen
needles
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Mature
Height: |
30'
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Mature
Spread: |
20-25'
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Soil: |
Sandy,
clay or loam
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Zones: |
2-9
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Moisture: |
moist
or dry
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The
fruit, or cone, is berrylike and dark blue. Birds devour the fruit.
Eastern Red Cedar can grow on a variety of soils. Its deep roots
and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. It is the
primary species in most windbreaks. The wood of the Red Cedar is
fragrant and is used extensively for furniture. The foliage is bright
green to dark green.
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