Scientific name: Cryptomeria japonica

Common name:  Japanese cedar

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 15-22m tall, 5-7m wide

Form: pyramidal, dense

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained. Acidic.

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Spiralled.

Fall colour: purpleish.

Flower/cone/fruit description: cone. Developing cone scales; pointy and round shaped.

Limitations: none

Suitable uses: accent plant. Park.

Quick ID: conifer. Evergreen. Tree. Asia. Needle-like; grey/green; spiraled in 5 ranks; point forward.  Unique cones. Decurant needles, point forward, soft.

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