Eastern Red Cedar Seedlings

[a.k.a Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Cedar]
[Juniperus virginiana]

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Eastern Red Cedar seedlings, 5-10″ tall

Eastern Red Cedar are excellent for developing wildlife habitat on your property, offering birds cover for nesting, and berries as a food source during stressful winters. Juniperus virginiana grow at a fairly average speed for an evergreen and reach heights of about 40 feet. Their dense and rot resistant wood is is famously used in cedar chests, cedar closets and outdoor applications such as fencing. The root system of this species is very dense, making it a perfect tree for erosion control.

FOR SALE, shipping March 25 through end of May 2024

The Eastern Red Cedar is a very dense, columnar ornamental that is excellent as a windbreak or privacy screen. It is actually not a true Cedar, but rather a Juniper…somewhere in the past, the name just stuck.

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5-pack of Eastern Red Cedar bare root seedlings >> $29.00
10-pack of Eastern Red Cedar bare root seedlings >> $39.00
25-pack of Eastern Red Cedar bare root seedlings >> $57.00
50-pack of Eastern Red Cedar bare root seedlings >> $80.00
100-pack of Eastern Red Cedar bare root seedlings >> $115.00
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Juniperus virginiana seedlings grow as far south as Texas and Florida, and as far west as Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas. This species requires light, well-drained soil, and does not need a lot of watering. Rich soils and lots of water can result in root rot, which will kill the tree. This is actually an advantage for people who have poor soil, or who just want to plant and [almost] forget. Watering would only be necessary in the first year after planting, when the roots can’t reach far enough down for deeper moisture.

Interesting Features

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Vernalized Eastern Red Cedar

Interestingly, Eastern Red Cedar are a mixture of male and female, with the females producing minuscule flowers and blue berries. The males produce what look like pine cones [but are actually pollen-producing structures]. So it is impossible to determine male vs. female until they reach maturity and produce the telltale signs. Although the females must be pollinated to produce the seed-bearing fruit, pollen can remain airborne for many many miles. But there are enough cedars throughout the US that even an isolated female should bear fruit.

Eastern Red Cedar seedlings often turn a reddish or even purplish color due to winter exposure. To the untrained eye one might conclude that they are damaged or dying. However, this color change is quite normal, and these evergreen seedlings will green up quickly in the warmer weather of Spring.

Eastern Red Cedar seedlings: characteristics and options

• prefers hardiness zones 3-9
• prefers full sun
• mature height and spread: up to 40 ft high, 10-15 ft spread
• prefers lighter soils, sandier soils, drier soils, well draining soils, does well in poor soils
Missouri Botanical Garden info on Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar Sizes and Availability:
--- Eastern Red Cedar seedlings [FOR SALE]
--- Eastern Red Cedar plug seedlings [FOR SALE]
• Comparable alternative species: White Cedar, Western Red Cedar. Confused about species? Check out our Evergreen Tree Buyers Guide