Not only will we count the number of Americans, but we'll also try to determine the ethnic makeup of the American population. If we did the same thing with trees, the Eastern Redcedar tree would be one of the most abundant trees in Tennessee. This is particularly true in Middle Tennessee, where they grow in profusion in the Nashville Basin and the Highland Rim surrounding it. But they're found in every county from the Smokies to the Mississippi River. The Redcedar performs an interesting role in ecological succession of a forest.
Birds are the main mode of seed dispersion.
Coats of consumed seeds are softened within bird gizzards, which ready them for germination upon passing. And birds love cedar berries. Comically, birds have actually been known to become inebriated by consuming fermented fruit. Eventually, more rapidly growing broadleafed trees, such as oak, hickory, maple and poplar, will also invade abandoned sites. They overtop the shade-intolerant cedars and cause them to fade.