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Eastern Red Cedar
The foliage is bright green to dark green. The wood of the Red Cedar is fragrant and is used extensively for furniture. It is the primary species in most windbreaks. Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. Birds devour the fruit. The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. Eastern Red Cedar trees can grow on a variety of soils. The fruit, or cone, is berrylike and dark blue. ... additional info
Thornless Honeylocust Readily transplanted, it withstands a wide range of conditions although it reaches maximum development on rich, moist bottomlands or on soils of a limestone origin. The fine small textured leaves casts a light shade and usually do not need raking in the fall. Thornless Honeylocust trees are an excellent lawn tree for filtered shade. The Thornless Honeylocust tree, Gleditsia Triacanthos, is fast growing as a young tree and will grow 2’ or more a year over a 10-year period. This deciduous tree is tolerant of drought conditions, high pH, and is salt tolerant. |
