Cedars 



Unlike pines, spruces, and 

 most other evergreens, the 

 red cedar produces berries 

 instead of cones ; or we may 

 say the scales of the tiny 

 young cones become fleshy 

 and the cone develops into a 

 sort of berry. These bluish 

 berries are eaten by various 

 birds, which are not only fed 

 by the tree but are also 

 sheltered from the winter 

 wind by the persistent foli- 

 age. This is a good reason 

 for planting the tree. 



The red cedar is easy to 

 grow if the soil is not deficient 

 in lime. If needed, air-slaked 

 lime or ground limestone 

 should be supplied when the 

 trees are planted. In the 

 wild state this tree may be 

 found in nearly every section 

 of the United States and in 

 southern Canada, but there 

 are many districts in which 

 it does not grow. Formerly 

 there were many trees exceeding 2 feet in diameter, but 

 you are not likely to see such trees now, although you 

 may see thousands of smaller ones. Red cedars are 

 undesirable in the vicinity of apple or pear trees, for 



U. S. Forest Service 

 FIG. 74. White cedar or arbor 

 vitae in a Minnesota swamp. 



