Eastern Redcedar Facts That Will Surprise You!

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The eastern redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, is a common evergreen conifer tree native to eastern North America. While eastern redcedar supports birds and mammals, is a host plant for several caterpillar species, has economically important wood, and is used for windbreaks; it is also a species that has become a problem in many areas. What has caused eastern redcedar to become a problem in some plant communities and what can be done to remedy it? Learn all about it in this video along with many fun facts about eastern redcedar and even a way they may help migrating monarch butterflies.

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Chapters:
0:00 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, What Is Eastern Redcedar, Native Range, Why Is It Useful in the Environment and Economically
0:52 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Pioneer Species, Likes Disturbance, Where Can Be Found Growing
1:17 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Not a True Cedar It Is a Juniper, Difference Between Cedar and Juniper
1:38 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Mature Size, Growth Form, Cultivars, Change in Form with Age
2:24 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Description of Wood, Rot and Insect Resistance, Uses for Eastern Redcedar Wood
2:55 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Soil Preference, Ability to Live on Rocky Poor Soils, Cedar Glades, Soils for Best Eastern Redcedar Growth, Salt Tolerance
3:47 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Light Requirements, Shade Intolerance, Seedling Shade Tolerance, Maximum Age of Eastern Redcedar Under Optimal Conditions
4:17 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Identification by Leaves, Young Tree Leaf Description, Older Tree Leaf Description, Density of Foliage, Use as a Windbreak or Visual Screen, Leaf Arrangement, Smell of the Foliage, Evergreen, Color of Leaves Before They Drop
5:19 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Use of Foliage by Caterpillars and Wildlife, What Caterpillars Use Eastern Redcedar as a Host Plant, Evergreen Bagworms, What Mammals Eat Eastern Redcedar Leaves
6:15 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Use as Cover by Birds and Mammals, Roost Tree for Migrating Monarch Butterflies, How Cover Availability Changes with the Age of Eastern Redcedar, How to Keep Eastern Redcedar Short and Shrubby
6:59 Backyard Ecology Community Information
8:17 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Identification by Bark, Bark Description of Young and Older Eastern Redcedar, Redcedar Bark as a Fire Starter
8:41 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Identification by Twigs, New Growth, Older Twigs
8:56 Cedar Apple Rust, Lifecycle, What Does it Look Like, What Species Does It Effect
9:45 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Diecious Species Male and Female Trees, Produces Cones
9:57 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Male Pollen Cones Description, Time of Year Visible on Trees, Pollen Production
10:23 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Female Seed Cone Description, Time of Year Visible on Trees, What Do Redcedar Seed Cones Smell Like, Use as a Flavoring in Gin, Number of Seeds Per Cone, Seed Production Possible for a Single Tree, Seed Only Means of Reproduction
11:45 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Seed Cone Usage by Birds and Wildlife
11:58 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Why It Has Become a Problem in Some Areas, Fire Intolerant, Why Redcedar is So Fire Intolerant
12:41 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Where Was It Found Prior to European Colonization, What Has Happened with Fire Removed from the Landscape
13:19 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Encroachment into the Great Plains, Impact to Native Grasses and Forbs, Impact on Aquifer Recharging, Ability to Reduce Rainfall That Reaches the Ground
14:16 Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, What Can Be Done About Encroaching Redcedar, Eastern Redcedar Removal, Prescribed Fire, Mechanical Removal, Herbicide Application
15:19 The Love Hate Relationship with Eastern Redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Another Native Tree Many Have a Love Hate Relationship with Sassafras