Who grows Juniperus virginiana wholesale in Australia?

5 wholesale growers list Juniperus virginiana on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria. The growers are named on this page.

What pot sizes does Juniperus virginiana come in?

Growers on HortOS list Juniperus virginiana in 42mm, 140mm, 200mm, 250mm, 300mm and 45L.

How do I order Juniperus virginiana from these growers?

HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.

Is pencil juniper the same as eastern red cedar?

Yes. HortFlora calls Juniperus virginiana pencil juniper, and the Atlas of Living Australia, NC State and the Missouri Plant Finder call it eastern red cedar; the Missouri Plant Finder also gives pencil cedar.

Is Skyrocket a form of Juniperus virginiana?

HortFlora places it under Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper, and says it is often incorrectly listed as a Juniperus virginiana cultivar. Growers still list it under both names.

How do you tell Juniperus virginiana from Juniperus scopulorum?

By HortFlora, Juniperus scopulorum has thicker branchlets, more than 1 mm wide, and fruit that ripens in its second year to a waxy blue with usually two seeds; Juniperus virginiana's fruit ripens in the first year.

Is Juniperus virginiana native to Australia?

No. It comes from North America. The Atlas of Living Australia holds a small number of Australian records, and the Australian Plant Census does not hold the name.

Juniperus virginiana

Juniper

Every Juniperus virginiana on HortOS in one place: the plain species and 2 varieties. Pick a size to see it across all of them.

5 growers · 6 sizes · from $7.95 ex GST

Pencil juniper, also called eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), is an evergreen conifer from eastern and central North America, a conical to narrow-conical tree of about 10 m in cultivation by HortFlora; the American references give 9 to 20 m tall and 2.4 to 7.6 m wide. 'Skyrocket', sold under this name, is placed by HortFlora under Juniperus scopulorum: see the Skyrocket page.

Type: Evergreen conifer
Height: 9 m to 20 m
Spread: 2.4 m to 7.6 m
Growth: Moderate
Sun: Full sun
In Australia: Not native

Size	Grower	Location	PricePrice ex GST
42mm	Sunshine Coast Tubestock Growers (SCTG)Grey Owl42mm	Palmwoods, QLD	Price on application. Sign in to ask the grower.
140mm	Greenstead Nursery Grey Owl140mm	SA	$7.95
200mm	Kingscliff Nursery Grey Owl200mm	Cudgen, NSW	$20.00
200mm	Swanview Plant Farm Grey Owl200mm	High Wycombe, WA	Price on application. Sign in to ask the grower.
250mm	Kingscliff Nursery Grey Owl250mm	Cudgen, NSW	$40.00
300mm	Yackandandah Valley Nursery Skyrocket (syn. scopulorum)300mm	Staghorn Flat, VIC	$39.50
45L	Kingscliff Nursery Grey Owl45L	Cudgen, NSW	$15.00

Growing pencil juniper

The Missouri Plant Finder and NC State call it easily grown in average, dry to moist, well-drained soil in full sun, tolerant of soils from swamps to dry rocky ground but not of soil that stays wet; both say it has the best drought resistance of any conifer native to the eastern United States. NC State adds that it is highly salt tolerant and takes shade only when very young. American references report cedar-apple rust, which it shares with apple trees, along with twig blight, scale, bagworms and mites, and the Missouri Plant Finder advises against planting it near apples. No Australian reference read covers how it grows here; HortFlora records plantings in New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania.

Using pencil juniper

The Missouri Plant Finder lists it as a landscape specimen and for large screens; NC State adds groupings, screens and windbreaks, and food and cover for wildlife. NC State says it needs airy space to grow and gives a general planting distance of about 3.7 to 7.3 m; no Australian reference read gives one. Among its cultivars HortFlora describes narrow forms as well as spreading ones: 'Burkii' narrow, dense and fastigiate, 'Canaertii' narrow and columnar to conical, 'Grey Owl' a spreading bush.

What to check before you buy

Check the cultivar name on a grower's list: HortFlora notes that the cultivars vary widely in habit and colour, from the narrow, upright 'Burkii' to the spreading, waxy blue 'Grey Owl'. The table above shows the sizes growers list. Stock moving between states travels under the state and territory biosecurity rules.

Used forspecimen hedging and screening windbreak pollinators and wildlife

Prices are set by each grower and shown ex GST. Availability is confirmed by the grower at order.

Common questions

Who grows Juniperus virginiana wholesale in Australia?: 5 wholesale growers list Juniperus virginiana on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria. The growers are named on this page.
What pot sizes does Juniperus virginiana come in?: Growers on HortOS list Juniperus virginiana in 42mm, 140mm, 200mm, 250mm, 300mm and 45L.
How do I order Juniperus virginiana from these growers?: HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.
Is pencil juniper the same as eastern red cedar?: Yes. HortFlora calls Juniperus virginiana pencil juniper, and the Atlas of Living Australia, NC State and the Missouri Plant Finder call it eastern red cedar; the Missouri Plant Finder also gives pencil cedar.
Is Skyrocket a form of Juniperus virginiana?: HortFlora places it under Juniperus scopulorum, the Rocky Mountain juniper, and says it is often incorrectly listed as a Juniperus virginiana cultivar. Growers still list it under both names.
How do you tell Juniperus virginiana from Juniperus scopulorum?: By HortFlora, Juniperus scopulorum has thicker branchlets, more than 1 mm wide, and fruit that ripens in its second year to a waxy blue with usually two seeds; Juniperus virginiana's fruit ripens in the first year.
Is Juniperus virginiana native to Australia?: No. It comes from North America. The Atlas of Living Australia holds a small number of Australian records, and the Australian Plant Census does not hold the name.

Sources

GBIF species match API
Australian Plant Census (APC), the National Species List: Juniperus virginiana
Atlas of Living Australia: Juniperus virginiana, eastern red cedar
HortFlora, the Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria): Juniperus virginiana, pencil juniper
HortFlora, the Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria): Juniperus scopulorum, Rocky Mountain juniper
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder: Juniperus virginiana
North Carolina State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: Juniperus virginiana
The HortOS listing

The growers, sizes and prices above are live and change as lists arrive. Cite this page: HortOS, Pencil juniper (Juniperus virginiana), https://au.hortosapp.com/plants/juniperus-virginiana.

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