Flowering TreesEastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 2-9, that matures to about 30-65 ft × 8-25 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and poor soil.
- USDA zones
- 2-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 30-65 ft × 8-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Poor soil, Salt
- Native to
- Eastern North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Eastern Red Cedar is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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