Eastern Red Cedar Plant - Juniperus virginiana - Native Evergreen Conifer for Zones 2-9 in Quart Pot

Native Eastern Red Cedar Plant Overview

The Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a native evergreen conifer known for its dense, slow-growing nature and distinctive conical crown. This plant is ideal for landscaping projects, offering year-round greenery and unique visual interest with its reddish-brown fibrous bark and needle-like juvenile leaves. Each purchase includes one healthy plant in a quart pot, with bare root shipping for California orders.

Key Features

• Dense evergreen tree with a conical or subcylindrical crown
• Height ranges from 5 to 20 meters (16 to 66 feet)
• Reddish-brown bark that peels in strips
• Needle-like juvenile leaves and scale-like adult leaves
• Produces dark purple-blue berry-like cones that attract birds
• Thrives in USDA hardiness zones 2-9
• Certified nursery product from Tennessee (Certificate #14856)

Growing Information

The Eastern Red Cedar prefers full sun to partial shade and requires moderate watering. It is drought-tolerant once established and adapts well to various well-drained soil types. This hardy conifer is suitable for a wide range of climates within zones 2 through 9, making it a versatile choice for many landscapes.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.