Types of Cedar Trees

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Juniper
Juniper
Juniper, common name for a genus of plants, comprising about 50 species of evergreen shrubs and trees native to the northern hemisphere. Junipers, which are conifers in the cypress family, produce their seeds in red or purple berrylike fruits. These are actually cones, similar in structure to pine cones. The leaves are usually needlelike on young plants and scalelike on older plants. About 15 species occur in North America.

  • Juniper Berries
    The red or purple berries of the juniper are not true berries. They are actually cones, similar in structure to pine cones, but softer and fleshier. The juniper reproduces with these seed-bearing cones. The leaves of the juniper, like those of most conifers, are thin and needlelike. The juniper berry is used to flavor gin.






  • Juniper
    The eastern red cedar, actually a juniper, is a coniferous, evergreen tree native to the eastern United States. The wood of this tree contains an oil that deters moths and is used to line chests. The wood is also used for making pencils.

Scientific classification: Junipers constitute the genus Juniperus, of the cypress family Cupressaceae. The Eastern red cedar is classified as Juniperus virginiana, the rocky mountain juniper as Juniperus scopulorum, and the common juniper as Juniperus communis.


Tamarisk
Tamarisk, also salt cedar, common name for a genus of about 55 species of deep-rooted, deciduous trees and shrubs native to the Mediterranean region and eastward to northern China, often found in desert areas. The showy white to pink flowers, borne in terminal clusters, have four to five sepals, petals, and stamens and a single pistil. Several species are grown as seashore windbreaks; others are grown as ornamentals. Several have important medicinal properties, and still others are cultivated for their dye products. Tamarisk galls are rich in tannins. An oriental species excretes a sweet substance when the bark is punctured by a scale insect (see Manna).

Scientific classification: Tamarisks make up the genus Tamarix of the family Tamaricaceae. The oriental species that excretes a sweet substance when the bark is punctured is Tamarix mannifera.

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