Eastern Red Cedar Tree Seeds-(Juniperus Virginiana)
Eastern Red Cedar Tree Seeds-(Juniperus Virginiana)
Tough as the land it grows on. Beautiful in every season.
Juniperus virginiana, the Eastern Red Cedar, is not actually a cedar but a juniper, and one of the most ecologically valuable native trees in North America. It is the first to reclaim abandoned fields, the last to give up in a drought, and a year-round anchor for wildlife habitat across the eastern United States. With its dense evergreen form, fragrant wood, and deep blue berry-like cones, it earns its place on any land it touches.
- Native evergreen across most of eastern North America
- Produces blue berry-like cones that feed over 50 bird species in winter
- Extremely drought-tolerant once established
- Dense growth provides windbreak, screening, and wildlife shelter
- Fragrant wood naturally repels insects
Things You Probably Didn’t Know
It dominates the eastern landscape.
Eastern Red Cedar is the most widely distributed conifer in the eastern United States, thriving from Nova Scotia to Florida and west into the Great Plains.
It feeds birds when nothing else can.
Its berry-like cones are a critical winter food source for cedar waxwings, bluebirds, robins, and many others when food is scarce.
It built the pencil industry.
For decades, Eastern Red Cedar was the primary wood used for pencils in the United States due to its fine grain and smooth cutting qualities.
It’s a natural pioneer.
This species quickly colonizes disturbed land. Birds spread the seeds widely, allowing it to establish where most trees cannot.
Growing Details
- Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana
- Stratification: Required; 60–120 days cold moist stratification
- USDA Zones: 2–9
- Soil: Extremely adaptable; tolerates poor, dry, rocky, or alkaline soils
- Light: Full sun
- Height: 40–50 feet
- Spread: 8–20 feet
- Growth Rate: Slow to moderate (1–2 ft/year)
Plant it where nothing else will grow and watch it quietly become essential.
FAQ
FAQ
Do you pre-stratify the seeds?
Most of our seeds are not pre-stratified. They are stored under dry, cold conditions to preserve viability without initiating stratification, allowing you to time germination for your local growing season.
The exception is recalcitrant seeds. Because these seeds must remain moist to stay viable, they are kept in moist, cold storage and are therefore in a pre-stratified state. Depending on how long a particular batch has been stored, some may arrive with an emerging radicle and be ready to plant immediately. Radicle development is not guaranteed.
Please refer to the individual product page and included growing instructions for species-specific requirements.
Do any of your seeds need to stay moist? (Recalcitrant seeds)
Yes. Some species we offer, including Chestnut, Hazelnut, and Paw Paw, are recalcitrant and must remain moist to stay viable.
Please refrigerate these seeds immediately upon arrival unless they have already developed a radicle. Seeds with an emerging radicle should be planted promptly.
Do you ship internationally?
No. We currently ship within the United States only.
We previously shipped to Canada, but tariffs, duties, and import fees resulted in customers receiving significant and unpredictable additional charges upon delivery. Because we cannot reliably calculate or absorb these costs, we have suspended shipping to Canada.
At this time, we do not ship to Canada or other international destinations.
Shipping & What's Included
Shipping & What's Included
Shipping & Packaging
• Hand-packed in resealable kraft paper seed bags
• Stratification and planting instructions included on every seed pack
• Ships within 3–5 business days via USPS within the United States and U.S. territories
Return Policy
Return Policy
Due to the nature of our products, we do not accept returns on seeds.
If your order arrives damaged, contains incorrect items, or is missing items, please contact us within 7 days of delivery so we can resolve the issue.
