Scientific name: Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Group

Common name: Japanese cedar

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 7-10m tall, 3-5m wide

Form: oval, upright

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, humus rich

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Simple. Spiral. Alternate

Fall colour: purple/brown

Flower/cone/fruit description: brown, showy cone.

Limitations: none

Suitable uses: very attractive, droops downwards. Great winter colour

Quick ID: conifer. Tree. Evergreen. Needle-like. Simple. Alternate. Pointy ends but soft needles.

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