Cryptomeria japonica

Common name: Japanese cedar

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘ Radicans’ ‘ Elegans Nana’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-9

Mature height and spread:  15-18m; 6-10m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, rich, well-drained, acidic soils; full sun

Leaf arrangement:  awl-shaped needles, needle point forward; spirally arranged, 6-20mm, curved

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  cones are terminal, like a ball, 10-12mm wide

Limitations: tolerate light shade; should be protected from drying winter winds

Suitable uses:  large specimen tree, screen

Quick ID description:  awl-shaped needle; cones are terminal

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/crja.htm