Juniperus (virginiana)
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William Skaradek USDA NRCS - Cape May Plant Materials Center 1536 Route 9 North Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210 (609) 465-5901 (609) 465-9284 (fax) wskaradek@nj.nrcs.usda.gov http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/njpmc |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Cupressaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Cypress | ||
| Scientific Name: | Juniperus virginiana | ||
| Common Name: | Eastern Redcedar | ||
| General Distribution: | This small dioecious tree has a deep root system, which allows it to survive the poorest and driest sites throughout most of the U.S. south and east of the Dakotas. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | seeds | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Collected in the Yosemite National Park. | ||
| Propagule Processing: |
EASE OF COLLECTION: Seed is easy to collect throughout much of the eastern coastal plain. METHOD OF CLEANING: Prior to storage, cones should be sun dried for one week, run through hammermill, then screened mechanically. TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed. PROPAGATION METHOD: Fall seeding into raised beds of sandy loam, at rate of 3.3 g./sq. feet. Transplants are bare-root. Weed control is by hand; irrigation schedule is 1 inch biweekly. NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: 43,600. PERCENT GERMINATION: Data not available at date of publication. |
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| Pre-Planting Treatments: | PRETREATMENT USED: 30 to 120 days of cold stratification at 41§F for spring planting. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
METHOD OF GROWING: Unique technique: Seed raised beds with uncleaned fruit immediately (1 to 2 days) after harvest. | ||
| Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: |
SEED MATURITY DATE: October - December. Subglobose cones, which are pale green turning dark blue at maturity, ripen in the first year. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: 20-40§F at 10%-12% moisture content. ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Data unavailable at date of publication. |
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Citation:
Skaradek, William. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Juniperus virginiana seeds USDA NRCS - Cape May Plant Materials Center Cape May Court House, New Jersey. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2026/04/27). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
