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Identify a tree, Please

 
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I found this growing. It is definitely.some sort of tree (I know, it's hard to tell). I've seen young Eastern Red Cedar around & those are usually a lot rougher in the needles than this, which was really soft. I did plant two Tamarack, so far, so maybe it's that? If not, I really don't know what this is.

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Looks cedery.

Your location is very important when pinpointing a tree type.

 
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Ah, right. It's in northeastern Ohio.
 
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My guess would be Common Juniper - Juniperus_communis

Juniper berries are awesome. Great tree to have around.
 
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Well, if it is, it's right where I wanted to plant the rest of my pines & I didn't even know I needed that one, lol. Range map says those trees are around here, somewhere.
 
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Yeah, that does look like a juniper.  Could be a common, many types of juniper exist and so many look alike.  I'll agree with Edward's common juniper, as they are found kinda close to where you are.
 
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Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
 
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Its easiest to clip them when they are still small.
 
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Common juniper, I like these small trees cause they can give a good 2+ feet of growth per year in good soil and the deer and such won't bother them. The roots are very fibrous.
 
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