Eastern Red Cedar
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana L.
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
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Eastern Red Cedar: (pp. 280-28, Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)
- woody tree or large shrub native to the United States; a type of juniper
- has needle-like foliage; grey, stringy bark with age
- dioecious; female trees produce abundant blue "berries" (actually cones)
- one female tree can produce enough seedlings to fill a pasture in about 10 years
- Control: repeated mowing or cutting; proper grazing (for other forage competition); burning; chemical control by application of postemergent brush control herbicides