Eastern Red Cedar | Juniperus Virginiana | EMERALD SENTINEL 8-10' B&B

Common name: Emerald Sentinel eastern red cedar

Botanical name: Juniperus virginiana 'Corcorcor' or Emerald Sentinel

Exposure: Full sun

Foliage: The needle color is an exceptionally dark green that generally stays true through winter, developing perhaps a touch of bronze, while other red cedars can take on a grayish or brown appearance. This cultivar holds onto its oldest needles for a long time, which helps to give it a dense appearance.

Fruit: This is a female cultivar that can bear a heavy crop of dusky blue juniper berries. These cedar-scented fruits ripen in late summer and remain into winter. Birds enjoy the berries.

Habit: Emerald Sentinel red cedar has a narrow pyramid shape, growing 15 to 20 feet tall and 7 to 8 feet wide at its base. This cultivar is more free branching that the species, so it looks very dense.

Native, upright growing evergreen

• »  Tolerates a wide range of soils
• »  Attracts birds
• »  Attracts butterflies
• »  Easy to grow