The Eastern red cedar is a wide-ranging species native to open fields in eastern and central North America. It is a tough evergreen with fronds of scaly evergreen leaves that have a cedary fragrance when crushed. It has many cultivars that suit a variety of landscape uses, from hedge to ground cover to specimen plant. The species can grow 40 to 50 feet in height and has a pyramidal habit. However, the cultivars range in size from 2 feet to almost 50 feet, and their habits are as variable as their sizes--creeping, horizontal, spreading, or pyramidal. A potential problem with this species is cedar-apple rust, which may occur if apple trees are nearby. Strange growths called "telia" dangle from the twigs with gelatinous, orange, finger-like projections. These produce spores which will infect the foliage of apple trees with orange spots.