Click on image for full screen view. | Southern Red Cedar, Sand
Cedar, Coast Juniper| Southern red cedar grows near water or in
areas with a very shallow water table. It is found in
southeastern Texas in moist, sandy soils. It has slender,
pendulous branches and most often a single trunk. Southern red
cedar is closely related to eastern red cedar, but it can
sometimes have a more open habit, and the bright blue cones of
southern red cedar are much smaller. Plant Habit or Use: medium
tree Exposure: sun partial sun Flower Color: small cone Blooming
Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: blue cones Height: to 30
ft. Width: to 15 ft. Plant Character: evergreen Heat Tolerance:
high Water Requirements: high medium Soil Requirements:
adaptable