Japanese Cedar
Latin Name : Cryptomeria japonica
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With its foliage resembling that of the Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the Japanese Cedar has longer leaves and it doesn’t have ‘spongy’ bark.
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Small cones held at the end of densely growing slender branches. Many dwarf cultivars are available for growing in Heather Gardens of on rockeries. A few examples follow …
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This is Cryptomeria japonica ‘Obtusa Nana’
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Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’
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Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’
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This one, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’, a taller specimen which makes a small tree, takes on a red hue as the colder temperatures on Autumn and Winter come along.