Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
Evergreen, tolerates hot and dry sites.
USDA symbol: JUVI
General Information
Plant Type | Tree |
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Height | 10 to 30 feet |
Light Exposure | Sun, Part Sun |
Soil Moisture | Dry, Medium |
Bloom Color | Yellow, Green |
Tolerances
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance | Low |
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General Resilience | 7 |
Salt Tolerance | Low |
Stress Tolerance | Drought Tolerant |
Pollinator Value: Medium
Bloom Months | April to May |
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Larval Host of | Butterflies, Moths |
Specific Pollinators Hosted | Argyresthia freyella, Callophrys gryneus, Glyphidocera juniperella |
Project Planning
Project Type | Erosion Control, Upland Buffer |
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Coefficient of Conservatism | 1 |
Herbivore Sensitivity | Low |
Lifespan | Perennial |
Rate of Spread | Medium |
Soil Stabilization | Deep |
Vegetative Reproduction | Absent |
Range
County | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine |
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Ecoregion | Driftless Area, Lake Agassiz Plain, North Central Hardwood Forests, Northern Glaciated Plains, Northern Lakes and Forests, Northern Minnesota Wetlands, Western Cornbelt Plains |
Approximate Eco Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest, Laurentian Mixed Forest, Prairie Parkland, Tallgrass Aspen Parklands |