Heirloom Garden at the National Museum of American History,
Behring Center
Juniperus
virgininana
Family: Cupressaceae
Evergreen conifer, US native
Evergreen tree, young specimens are a pyramidal shape,
but with age the shape becomes more open, blue fruits, fragrant
foliage, tolerates full sun and dry conditions, grows in
a variety of soils.
Common names: eastern or southern red cedar, pencil cedar.