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title: Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
created: 2026-05-24
updated: 2026-05-24
type: entity
tags: [tree-seeds, evergreen, native, privacy-screen]
sources: [raw/articles/seedvault-home-page.md]
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# Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

## Overview
Eastern Red Cedar — slow-growing evergreen, up to 27m. Reddish-brown fibrous bark, dark green foliage. Important winter food for birds. Famous for fragrant, decay-resistant wood (chests, closets, fencing, pencils). Native to Eastern North America.

## Key Details
- **Category:** Tree Seeds
- **Price:** $4.44
- **Variety Type:** Open-pollinated

## Growing Instructions

### Sowing
Not specified on product page

### Germination
Not specified on product page

### Care
Full sun, withstands harsh conditions. May remain bushy on poor soil.

### Harvest
N/A (ornamental/ecological)


## Seed Viability
- **Shelf Life:** 1-2 years
- **Storage:** Refrigerated conditions
- **Note:** Cedar seeds need stratification, use within year
## Related
- [[seedvault-market]]
- [[grow-guides]]
- [[seed-catalog]]