Common Names
Eastern redcedar, cèdre rouge (1).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Fernald & Griscom; Sabina virginiana (Linnaeus) Antoine. It hybridizes with J. horizontalis (Palma-Otal et al. 1983) and J. scopulorum (Comer et al. 1982). Reported hybridization with J. ashei has been refuted in subsequent studies (Adams 1977) (1).Description
"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. 2n = 22, 33" (1).Range
Canada: Ontario & Québec; USA: all states E from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota; at 0-1400 m in woods, old fields, glades, fencerows, and river swamps (1).Big Tree
Diameter 171 cm, height 17 m, crown spread 21 m, located in Lone Hill Church cemetery, Coffee County, GA; also, diameter 148 cm, height 27 m, crown spread 14 m, located in Coleman cemetery, Angelina National Forest, TX (2).Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
The wood is used for production of eastern redcedarwood oil, fenceposts, and cedar chests (1).Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Adams, Robert P. in Flora of North America online.(2) American Forests 1996.
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Last modified on 21-Dec-98