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Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana These fruits only occur on the female plants.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: Cedar waxwings are very fond of these fruits. It only takes 12 minutes for them to digest the seeds, and seeds that are consumed by these bird have levels of germination roughly three times higher than those of seeds that the birds did not eat.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html" title="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/147327_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=CBEvo%2FNoDaXCy%2BRIWAgXS4zITLo%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus virginiana,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html" title="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/147328_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gQvy6WlPB%2F9UK0PskXJExa%2BGXR0%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus virginiana,United States,cedar,juniperus" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html" title="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/147250_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fRYWWNsQhuI8G94MzwTv3lebx%2BY%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana These fruits only occur on the female plants.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: Cedar waxwings are very fond of these fruits. It only takes 12 minutes for them to digest the seeds, and seeds that are consumed by these bird have levels of germination roughly three times higher than those of seeds that the birds did not eat.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus,Juniperus virginiana,United States,cedar" /></a></figure> Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus,Juniperus virginiana,United States,cedar Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana

These fruits only occur on the female plants.

Fun fact: Cedar waxwings are very fond of these fruits. It only takes 12 minutes for them to digest the seeds, and seeds that are consumed by these bird have levels of germination roughly three times higher than those of seeds that the birds did not eat.

Habitat: Meadow/forest edge

Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus virginiana,United States

Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus virginiana,United States,cedar,juniperus

Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana These fruits only occur on the female plants.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: Cedar waxwings are very fond of these fruits. It only takes 12 minutes for them to digest the seeds, and seeds that are consumed by these bird have levels of germination roughly three times higher than those of seeds that the birds did not eat.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147327/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147328/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147250/eastern_red_cedar_-_juniperus_virginiana.html Eastern Red-cedar,Fall,Geotagged,Juniperus,Juniperus virginiana,United States,cedar

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Cool fun fact! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks :) Posted 2 years ago

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The Eastern Red-cedar

Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red-cedar, Red Cedar, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Aromatic Cedar) is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains.

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Similar species: Pinales
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Uploaded Mar 9, 2023. Captured Oct 18, 2021 10:00 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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