Red Cedar

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Name: Common: Red Cedar

Scientific: Juniperus virginiana

Leaf:

Type: Needle-like
Arrangement: Alternate

Fruit: Yes

Description: Cones both male and female are on separatetrees. Male are yellowish-brown. Female are blue or brownish-purple. Female cones ripen from September through October. There are about one to three seeds per cone. Each cone is about ¼ of an inch in diameter.

Picture of Red Cedar Leaf

Twig: Brown, slender, blue to a bluish-white.
Bark: Reddish- brown with long shreddy strips.

Form: Triangular

Uses: Food and shelter for birds and animals.

Origin: The Red Cedar is an ancient tree. It is dated back to aboriginal America, covered large apportions of the continent.

Picture of Zones

Distribution: Zones 2-9

Map: Latitude: N 40` 39 54.8

Longitude: W 88` 53 44.4

References: www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kerr/treetable.html