Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Juniperus virginiana

eastern red cedar
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

eastern red cedar

Sinónimo(s):

Juniperus silicola

Especie del género:

Juniperus virginiana

Familia:

Cupressaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

to 40 ft tall by to 20 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

blue

Fenología:

Evergreen. Dioecious (male and female cones on separate trees). Female cones ripen in fall.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Often used as a screen by planting in one or two fairly dense rows. Also useful as a background tree.  Can be a specimen tree.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Slightly acidic to calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Birds

Birds eat the fruit-like cones and use the foliage for cover.

Hábitats nativos:

Calcareous soils, shell mounds, coastal hammocks, second growth on open rocky fields. Open.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Was used as a southern Christmas tree before trees were carted in from the north.

Comentarios generales:

The blue fruits on this tree are actually fleshy cones.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Anderson, Michelle D. (2003). Fire Effects Information System: Juniperus virginiana. ( https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/junvir/all.html ). Accessed 2026. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.


Fox, Laurie, and Joel Koci. (2021). Trees and Shrubs that Tolerate Saline Conditions. ( https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-031/430-031.html ). Accessed 2026. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Red cedar. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Junivirg ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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