Cedars and junipers are both evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the plant order Pinales. They have many traits in common and are easily confused, in part because some trees commonly referred to ...

Leaves – similar to yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), but secondary veins may branch. Twigs – slender. Buds – ovoid with scales striated longitudinally. Fruits – nutlets borne in a papery sac ...