Juniperus virginiana
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Eastern Red Cedar
Cupressaceae
Also known as Juniperus silicola
Plant Specifics
| Size: | to 40 ft tall by to 20 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | Blue | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Dioecious (male and female cones on separate trees). Female cones ripen in fall. | |
| Habitats: | Calcareous soils, shell mounds, coastal hammocks, second growth on open rocky fields. Open. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds eat the fruit-like cones and use the foliage for cover.