Eastern Red Cedar (Exploring Boston's Urban Forest)

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Summary ⁹

Distinguishing Features: Conical shape in youth, opening with age

Shape: 40 to 50 feet tall, can have an oval/columnar/pyramidal shape
Branching: Opposite
Leaf: Spine-like, scale-like, less than 2 inches long, green, fragrant
Flower: N/A. Separate male and female plants. Male pollen cones yellowish, about 1/8 inch and produced in large groups. Female seed cones initial green, later become pale blue.
Bark: Red-brown color, showy trunk, shreds in long strips
Fruit or Seed: Less than 0.5 inches long, waxy berry-like cones, blue/purple color

Source URL:
http://phillytreemap.org/
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/

Alternative names ¹⁰

Cedar tree, juniper, savin, evergreen, cedar apple, and Virginia red cedar

Fuentes y créditos

(c) Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Juniperus_virginiana_Maine.jpg
(c) Alex Melman, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25852386@N07/2954346425
(c) Charlie Hohn, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Charlie Hohn
(c) Suzanne Cadwell, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/scadwell/8504582526/
(c) Royal Tyler, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), subido por Royal Tyler
(c) Robin, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/familydigs/8360779905/
(c) Katja Schulz, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86548370@N00/5054639812
(c) Peter Gorman, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4111118586_68b4688ce4.jpg
(c) earthwatchtrees, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)
(c) USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center, Carlinville (IL) Field Office, & Missouri State Office, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/1386368

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