 | Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Common NamesEastern redcedar, cèdre rouge (1).Taxonomic notesSyn: 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).RangeCanada: 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 TreeDiameter 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).OldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyThe wood is used for production of eastern redcedarwood oil, fenceposts, and cedar chests (1).ObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Adams, Robert P. in Flora of North America online.(2) American Forests 1996. |
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