Real cedar vs. juniper (yes, they're different)

[@crackerjack3359]

Great explanation. I am a wood turner and I just love turning Juniper. In fact I have a stack of 100 year old Juniper fence posts which I am working my way through. Lovely to turn and stunning when finished.

[@p1nesap]

Sounds good for the soul. What kind of projects?

[@crackerjack3359]

@@p1nesap. Thanks for asking. The post are pretty gnarly, so I use them for smaller decorative pieces ..... bowls, boxes, vases, lamps, bottle stoppers, mushrooms, elves, Xmas trees, Xmas tree ornaments etc etc.. (Montanawoodart.com).

[@glennbuscher8003]

Thank you for sharing. Cleared up the Cedar and Juniper question.

[@vaguru2010]

This is fascinating! I had NO idea that cedar wasn't a tree native to America. I'm using cedar for exterior home renovations and as a result, doing research which is teaching me a lot! Thank you for your valuable lessons!

[@p1nesap]

Northern white, and western red cedar are excellent exterior siding choices. Thanks for posting and sharing about your project.

[@LibertyDIY]

@@p1nesap And those are actually Juniper correct?

[@Shadowaspen]

my own cedar in my yard...drinking tea from it every time i get a cold... most of the time i do need nothing else to get better

[@lynnlambert3068]

Fascinating. Thank you. We are planning a privacy screen planting and Thuja as well as white cedars come up. So they are cypress not cedars. I'm not sure it will make a difference for my purposes but still great to know especially the vitamin C use. Who knew? You did and now I do as well. Next research will be medicinal properties. LOVE IT... Thank you

[@anti-popfpv4638]

Information was great, I do bonsai and you woodworkers explain identifying markers amazingly. I find gathering information from bonsai artist, woodworkers and survivalist provides a well rounded study. So am I right in assuming all of the eastern red cedar in my life isn't truely cedar? is that what you are saying, it's actually juniper?

[@p1nesap]

Both juniper and US "cedars" are aromatic, flat-leaved evergreens in cypress family; their genera are different though: Juniperus and Thuja. True cedars (Cedrus) are in the pine family. Thanks for watching.

[@mannurse7421]

Awesome job!

[@LibertyDIY]

Thank you that helps clear up my questions. Most everything we see in my area are actually Juniper, but the common name is Cedar so it's very confusing.

[@p1nesap]

Same here. They should have called American cedars something else.

[@almollitor]

Good stuff! Now I need to brush up on my cedar taxonomy.

[@p1nesap]

Al Mollitor Hi Al I was intrigued researching this about the different nuances of "cedar." Have a great day!

[@AstroRef68]

Cedar is the enemy of my apple tree but I do like them.

[@p1nesap]

What's does it do to apple tree?

[@annaharris5641]

A fungus called Cedar apple rust can grow on when cedar (Juniper) and apple trees are planted too close together.

[@Marta_is_here]

You mean juniper is the enemy of your apple tree

[@walterwjr947]

First, Thank you for a very concise and thorough presentation.
I have a question and a suggestion.
Do all Cedars / Juniper have "fruit" or how do they reproduce?
Your map did not show the Western Hemisphere. Is there a distribution of Cedars / Juniperd in the Western Hemisphere? Well my suggestion grew into a question.

[@p1nesap]

Watch the video again.

[@walterwjr947]

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[@sallywickham3318]

Love this info. More trees, please

[@raphlvlogs271]

To put it in short: the term cedar is overused.

[@clllark]

Wow. Informed trees are cooler. 😎

[@p1nesap]

Lol no doubt

[@IpoDaDog]

this is great!

[@Mike-su8si]

I know its name but i don't call them that i just call um white cedar
And call juniper bushes and tree's red juniper and sense most people know juniper as cedar i call junipers cedars too

[@p1nesap]

Thanks for watching.

[@Marta_is_here]

I call junipers junipers

[@ashutoshbhatt4921]

I am from Indian Himalayan state there are large number of ceder plants

[@johnle5554]

Thanks!

[@fikrirausyan7741]

does atlas and libani cedar have morphological differences?

[@p1nesap]

Good question. They seem nearly identical except for what they're named locally.

[@blakespower]

didnt know the french were in north america so soon after the spanish. this is when all the european diseases were spread I guess so by the time of the pilgrim 100 years later most tribes had lost 90% of their population so it was easier for english colonists to take over empty indian villages

[@gnaeiuopl]

Iroquois is pronounced "EAR-uh-kwa"
Cartier is "CART-ee-eh" (like the Canadian "eh")

[@Marta_is_here]

I DO NOT like it when Juniper is called cedar.
It’s annoying. The United States has Juniper, not cedar.