Juniperus virginiana: Eastern Redcedar

Redcedar is an evergreen growing 40 to 50 feet tall in an oval, columnar, or pyramidal form (very diverse) and spreading 8 to 15 feet when given a sunny location. It develops a brownish tint in winter in the north and is sometimes used in windbreaks or screens. The fruit is a blue berry on female trees and is ornamental when produced in quantity. Birds devour the fruit and `plant' it along farm fences and in old abandoned fields. Some botanists do not separate J . virginiana from silicicola.