Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar · also Red cedar, Virginian juniper, Eastern juniper
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Juniperus virginiana is an evergreen, conical-shaped conifer with dark green, scale-like foliage and exfoliating bark. It is highly drought-tolerant and provides food for various wildlife, making it a robust choice for urban environments due to its tolerance to heat, cold, salt, and wind.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,9320.28%—5.9 in
- 1,2750.18%—4.0 in
- 1,0480.53%6.9 yr3.5 in
- 3760.12%—9.0 in
- 3390.73%—7.5 in
- 2830.10%—5.9 in
- 2440.21%1.1 yr2.2 in
- 1760.24%—4.7 in
- 910.03%—3.9 in
- 890.03%3.0 yr2.0 in
- 460.03%—12 in
- 440.10%—2.0 in
- 260.00%—2.0 in
- 220.03%—6.1 in
- 80.00%—15 in
- 70.02%—15 in
- 40.01%——
- 30.00%—7.5 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.02%——
- 10.01%—13 in
- 10.01%—3.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 40–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.8 in, mean 6.3 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Northeast US Coastal forests
Other Juniperus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
