Red Cedar Christmas Tree

The bark is reddish brown with a tendency to peel in long fibrous strips.

Red cedar christmas tree. Its not a true cedar but is a member of the juniper family. Arthur barlowe and phillip amadus were quoted as saying the trees were the tallest and reddest cedars in the world when they arrived at roanoke island in 1564. Aunt bett had told me many times of the legend of the cedar tree. She said the legend was told to her by her native american grandmother.

The tree is actually juniperus virginiana and its most common name is the eastern red cedar. You can find afghan eldarica pine aleppo pine arizona cypress atlantic cedar austrian pine balsam fir black hill spruce blue ice blue spruce burkii cedar canaan fir carolina sapphire cedar coast redwood colorado blue spruce concolor fir cork bark fir danish noble douglas fir eastern red cedar fralsam fir fraser fir frosty fir. They are a dark shiny green color. Unlike some species that must be pruned regularly to maintain the traditional cone shape the eastern red cedar comes by its pyramidal crown naturally.

The eastern redcedar is an ancient tree dating to aboriginal america where fossil evidence indicates it covered large portions of the continent. Red cedar christmas tree farms in usa. This evergreen isn t a true cedar. It s a member of the juniper family.

It makes an attractive christmas tree with probably the most pleasing aroma of any tree. The leaves are usually arranged in opposing pairs along the branchlets. Red cedar christmas tree farms near you in usa. Filter by sub region or select one of the tree types.

Early explorers took note of the tree. The eastern red cedar is a popular christmas tree in the southern u s where it is a native species. It is closely related to juniperus scopulorum the rocky mountain juniper.