Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Fernald & Griscom

Eastern redcedar (en)

Variety

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Cupressaceae > Juniperus > Juniperus virginiana

Characteristics

Trees to 30 m; crown narrowly erect (in young, fast-growing trees) to conic or occasionally round. Bark reddish brown. Branches erect, spreading, or pendulous. Scalelike leaves acute at apex. Pollen cones 3--4 mm. Seed cones globose to ovoid, 4--6(--7) mm. Seeds 2--4 mm. 2 n = 22, 33.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses essential oil incense shelter windbreak
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169224-1
WFO ID wfo-0001301514
COL ID 5PL2D
BDTFX ID 36775
INPN ID 104394
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Synonyms

Juniperus bedfordiana Juniperus argentea Juniperus cinerascens Juniperus cannartii Juniperus gossainthanea Juniperus polymorpha Juniperus alba Sabina alba Sabina glauca Sabina gossainthanea Juniperus chamberlaynii Juniperus virginiana f. bremerae Juniperus nutans Juniperus arborescens Juniperus fragrans Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Juniperus virginiana var. vulgaris Juniperus virginiana subsp. crebra Sabina virginiana var. crebra Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Sabina fragrans Juniperus virginiana var. reptans