Associated forest cover ⁶

Pure stands of eastern redcedar are scattered throughout the primary
range of the species. Most of these stands are on abandoned farm lands or
drier upland sites. The forest cover type Eastern Redcedar (Society of
American Foresters Type 46) is widespread and therefore has many
associates (10).

Variants of the type are eastern redcedar-pine, eastern
redcedar-hardwood, and eastern redcedar-pine-hardwood. The eastern
redcedar-pine variant is composed of eastern redcedar and either shortleaf
pine (Pinus echinata) or Virginia pine (P. virginiana) and
is found throughout the southern half of its range. The eastern
redcedar-hardwood variant is found throughout the central part of its
range and includes a mixture of red (Quercus rubra) and white (Q.alba) oaks, hickories (Carya spp.), black walnut (Juglans
nigra), and other hardwoods. The third variant, eastern
redcedar-pine-hardwood, includes all of the above species associations
(15). Eastern redcedar appears as a minor component of several other
forest cover types.

Eastern redcedar is among the first to invade abandoned fields and areas
cleared for pasture (25). On deeper soils, persimmon (Diospyros
virginiana) and sassafras (Sassafras albidum) are associated
invaders and may crowd it out. In cedar glades, the species is commonly
associated with blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), winged elm
(Ulmus alata), fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica), Carolina
buckthorn (Rhamnus caroliniana), rusty blackhaw (Viburnum
rufidulum), and Alabama supplejack (Berchemia scandens). Little
bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), big bluestem (A. gerardi),
yellow Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), switchgrass (Panicum
virgatum), dropseed (Sporobolus spp.), and numerous composites
and legumes are common herbaceous plants.

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