Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana L.

Cypress family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

50.0 feet

Spread

6.0 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 4.7 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 15 – 68 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host 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

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

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

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.