Cupressaceae
Red juniper
Juniperus virginiana
Also known as Sabina virginiana, Eastern red cedar, Virginia juniper, Juniperus foetida var. virginiana
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Evergreen · Tree · Conifer · Juniper · Wildlife · Windbreak · Drought-Tolerant · Native · Cedar · Cupressaceae
Eastern red juniper is a tough, adaptable evergreen tree that requires very little care once established in a well-drained site. It tolerates a wide range of soils and light conditions, making it an excellent choice for windbreaks, screens, or wildlife plantings. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce watering as the tree becomes drought-resilient.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.7–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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