Eastern Red Cedar

Prunus virginiana

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

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Eastern Red Cedar:  (pp. 280-28, Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         woody tree or large shrub native to the United States; a type of juniper

·         has needle-like foliage; grey, stringy bark with age

·         dioecious; female trees produce abundant blue "berries" (actually cones)

·         one female tree can produce enough seedlings to fill a pasture in about 10 years

 

Control:  repeated mowing or cutting; proper grazing (for other forage competition); burning; chemical control by application of postemergent brush control herbicides