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Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana A fleshy pale greenish-blue cone with a white coating. These fruits only occur on the female plants.<br />
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Interestingly, 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.  Baton rouge,Carolina cedar,Eastern Red-cedar,Eastern red cedar,Eastern redcedar,Geotagged,Juniperus virginiana,Pencil cedar,Red juniper,Red savin,Spring,United States,Virginia juniper Click/tap to enlarge

Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana

A fleshy pale greenish-blue cone with a white coating. These fruits only occur on the female plants.

Interestingly, 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.

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  1. So pretty! <3 Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks! I love these berries. They look like they've been sewn back together - Frankenfruits. Posted 7 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Pinales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 4, 2018. Captured Jun 12, 2018 09:39 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm