‘Elegans Compacta’ is a compact, pyramidal coniferous shrub with slightly pendulous branches and reddish peeling bark. Dark green, 1/4-1/2 inch long leaves occasionally turn bronzy-brown in winter. Produces brown female cones, each containing 3 to 5 seeds. Grows 6-12 feet […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Elegans Aurea Japanese Cedar )
This cultivar is cone-shaped with green to yellow foliage that grows irregularly. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization is recommended.
Cryptomeria japonica ( Dacrydiodes Japanese Cedar )
This cultivar has red to brown bark and winter foliage of a similar color. It is a pyramid shape. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Cristata Japanese Cedar )
‘Cristata’ is a slender, pyramidal conifer with “cockscomb”-like branches and reddish peeling bark. Medium green, 1/4-1/2 inch long leaves occasionally turn bronzy-brown in winter. Produces brown female cones, each containing 3 to 5 seeds. Grows to 25 feet tall and […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Compressa Japanese Cedar )
This dwarf cultivar is a round to cone-shape with dark green foliage. In winter the leaves are purple. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization is […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Compacta Japanese Cedar )
‘Compacta’ is a compact, pyramidal conifer with slightly pendulous branches and reddish peeling bark. Bluish-green, 1/4-1/2 inch long, stiff leaves occasionally turn bronzy-brown in winter. Produces brown female cones, each containing 3 to 5 seeds. Grows to 45 feet tall […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Clark’s Mossy Japanese Cedar )
This dwarf cultivar is a deep green color and is irregular in its conical shape. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization is recommended.
Cryptomeria japonica ( Black Dragon Japanese Cedar )
This cultivar has dense foliage that starts a pale green and turns very dark black-green. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization is recommended.
Cryptomeria japonica ( Birodo-sugi Japanese Cedar )
This dwarf cultivar has a spherical habit and is a blue to green color turning red/bronze in winter. Full sun produces best growth results, but can tolerate some shade. Well-drained, moist soil preferred. No pruning is necessary. Spring fertilization is […]
Cryptomeria japonica ( Bandai-sugi Japanese Cedar )
‘Bandai-sugi’ is a dense, rounded, irregular conifererous shrub with slightly pendulous branches and reddish peeling bark. Medium to dark green, 1/4-1/2 inches long leaves occasionally turn bronzy-brown in winter. Produces brown female cones, each containing 3 to 5 seeds. Grows […]
