Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar
Photo courtesy of Prides Corner Farms
- Native, fragrant upright growing evergreen
- "Berries" aka seed cones provide food for birds
- Plant as a specimen or tall hedge
- Attracts native birds for nesting
Border or Bed
Cold Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Evergreen
Fragrant
Garden
Great Foliage
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Height: 30-65 ft
Spread: 8-20 ft
Price Level 1: $59.99~#3
Bloom Color:
Zone: 2-9
Price Level 2: ~#7
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Focal Point
- Cold Tolerant
- Salt Tolerant
- Great Foliage
- Evergreen
- Garden
- Border or Bed
- Low Maintenance
- Native
- Specimen
- Fragrant
- Drought Tolerant
- Heat Tolerant
- Naturalizing
- Mass Planting
Critter Resistance:
- Rabbit Resistant
- Deer Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
Habit:
- Upright
- Mounding
Foliage Color:
- Green
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Winter
- Spring
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Songbirds
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Butterflies
Soil Moisture:
- Average Water
- Moist, Well-Drained
Genus Overview: Juniperus
Common Name: Juniper
Upright evergreen shrub with green to blue-green scale-like foliage that may turn brown-green in winter. Male pollen cones are small and papery emerging in late winter - early spring. Female plants produce round, gray to blackish-green berry-like cones that ripen in fall of the first year. Great for privacy screens, shrub borders and as specimen plants.