Eastern red-cedar is a densely branched, slow-growing evergreen coniferous species of tree that may never become more than a bush on poor soil, but ordinarily grows to mature heights of 15 to 60 feet (5 – 20 m) or rarely to 90 feet (27 m) tall, with a short trunk, 12 to 40 inches (30 – 100 cm) or rarely to 70 inches (170 cm) in diameter at breast height. One of the oldest reported trees, from Missouri, was 795 years old.
It is a pioneer invader, which means that it is one of the first trees to repopulate cleared, eroded, or otherwise damaged land. It is unusually long lived among pioneer species, with the potential to live over 850 years. The tree is commonly found in prairies or oak barrens, old pastures, or limestone hills, often along highways and near recent construction sites.
Size: 5-6′
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