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Eastern Redcedar

Common name
Eastern Redcedar
Image upload
Eastern Red Cedar at South Riding Golf Course in South Riding, Virginia
Attribution: Famartin [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Primary latin name
Juniperus
Secondary latin name
Juniperus Virginiana Linnaeus
Average max. ht.
20' to 50'
Average diameter
1' to 2'
Associated state
Tennessee
Category
American Woods
The Softwoods - Conifers
Cedar
Growth Range Map
Natural distribution map for Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) shown in green and Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (southern redcedar) shown in red.
Attribution: Elbert L. Little, Jr., of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juniperus_virginiana_vars_range_map_3.png