The berries of the Eastern Red Cedar is some of the most important aspects of this tree. There are no cones per se of these conifers.

The berries are 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter, sky blue in color, are soft, juicy, sweet and resinous. There are 1 to 2 seeds inside. 

These berries are consumed by all kinds of wildlife besides the Cedar Waxwings, there are Robins, mockingbirds, bluebirds, ruffed grouse, wild turkeys, goldfinches, flickers, and grosbeaks all like the berries, as do a long list of mammals: meadow mice,  rabbits, foxes, raccoons, skunks, possums, coyotes, bears, and deer.

The larger mammals do like these berries and include them in their diets, however, these mammals are somewhat limited in number in a coastal forest.