Juniperus silicicola Southern redcedar (Cupressaceae) Evergreen tree

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Juniperus silicicola
Southern redcedar
Evergreen tree
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The Juniperus silicicola plant species is found in Southeastern N. America - South Carolina to Texas. It is a member of the Cupressaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Southern redcedar.

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Latin Name:  Juniperus silicicola
Common Name:  Southern redcedar
Family:  Cupressaceae
Author:  (Small.)Bail.

Known Hazards:  All parts of the plant might be toxic[4, 222].

Mature Height:  20   Mature Width:  8

Habitat:  Low wet areas of swamps, stream and creek margins and flood-plain woodlands. Tolerating varying levels of soil moisture, it also grows in open woods and abandoned fields, usually on limestone[229].

Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in most soils if they are well drained, preferring a neutral or slightly alkaline soil[1, 11] and succeeding on chalk[200]. Established plants are drought tolerant, succeeding in hot dry positions[200]. This species is only hardy in the milder areas of the country, requiring a warm sunny sheltered position[81]. A very ornamental tree, it is a slow-growing but long-lived tree in the wild[229]. Seed production is cyclic, a year of high yields being followed by some years of low yelds[229]. Closely related to J. virginiana[229]. This species often hybridizes with other members of the genus. The crushed foliage has an aroma like soap or paint[185]. Plants are resistant to honey fungus[88]. In America this tree is a host of a gall-like rust that at certain stages in its life-cycle also attacks the leaves of apple trees[149]. Plants are dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.

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