Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana L. - Cypress family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Eastern Redcedar: Argyresthia affinis, Argyresthia annettella, Argyresthia freyella, Argyresthia quadristrigella, Callophrys niphon, Coleotechnites albicostata, Coleotechnites australis, Coleotechnites obliquistrigella, Coleotechnites occidentis, Cudonigera houstonana, Dichomeris marginella, Eacles imperialis, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Mitoura gryneus, Mitoura gryneus gryneus, Mitoura hesseli, Mitoura siva, Orgyia leucostigma, Patalene olyzonaria puber, Periploca nigra, Semiothisa atrofasciata, Semiothisa continuata, Synaxis jubararia, Thera juniperata, Thorybes ephemeraeformis
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Northeast
- CAN: Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.