Eastern Red Cedar is a sturdy, aromatic, evergreen, pyramid-shaped or columnar tree which usually grows to about 60 feet, though it can reach 90 feet. Silver-blue spring foliage turns blue-green in summer. It is a broadly conical, sometimes columnar, dense, evergreen conifer with horizontal branching that typically grows to 30-65’ tall. Juniperus virginiana‘Skyrocket’ Figure 1. Stands near the foot of slopes were almost "closed," while density diminished with elevation. Juniperus virginiana 'Globosa' NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Juniperus virginiana 'Corcorcor' EMERALD SENTINEL™ USPP5041, is an upright, rather narrow selection of Eastern Red-cedar with bright green foliage.This is a female, fruiting cultivar that is deemed to have superior disease resistance and is considered one of the toughest plants in the nursery trade. After 10 years of growth, a mature plant will measure 20 feet (6 m) or more in height with a base width of 3 feet (1 m), an average annual growth rate of 2 feet (60 cm). 'Blue Arrow' is a very narrow cultivar, useful for planting in a tight area of a landscape. Wood is often used to make fence posts and rails as it is naturally rot resistant. Cultivars Several cultivars exist of this species. Fragrant, the scale-like foliage emerges silver-blue and fades slightly to blue-green as the summer progresses. Though many view Eastern Red Cedars, (Juniperus virginiana), as weeds in abandoned sites, we love the native Cedar for its sturdy evergreen structure in the landscape.In our native plant landscape designs, here at The Natural Garden we use Red Cedars as a dense native hedge or scattered in groups in savanna and meadow plantings. Juniperus virginiana: Eastern Redcedar 1. Many of the cultivar selections are clones which pass on and retain a desired shape. The most widespread native conifer in eastern North America, Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) is a densely columnar to broadly pyramidal evergreen conifer forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Distinctive upright, narrow form, tight growing. Tolerant of poor, dry sites and high pH soils. Middle-aged ‘Skyrocket’ Eastern Redcedar. The evergreen tree is shaped like a pyramid or column, with reddish-brown to grayish colored bark that is fibrous and shedding. Taylor Juniper. Fruits pale-blue with whitish bloom, fleshy ‘berries’ (cones), 1/4 inch diameter, ripening the first season, seeds 1 to 2 … This species is considered a pioneer tree that colonizes sunny areas that are relatively dry and sterile. There are very few rules in gardening, but perhaps the most important one is to work within your zone. * 2003 GreatPlants Intro. by cuttings for cultivars; by seed ; Cultivars/Varieties 'Burkii' - This pyramidal 20' tall plant has blue-green needles with a purplish cast in winter. True cedars belong to the Cedrus genus and are not native to this country. Juniperus virginiana var.