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  • CRYPTOMERIA japonica 'Elegans'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    CRYPTOMERIA japonica 'Elegans'

    Commonly known as Japanese cedar

     AWARD
    Juvenile feathery foliage, bronze red in autumn & winter
     
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    • Ornamental bark
      Develops thick, fibrous, red-brown bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Japan. Introduced by Cornish plant hunter Thomas Lobb (1817-1894) in 1854.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      narrowly wedge-shaped leaves, to 2.5cm (1in) long, are well spaced on the shoots but dense in overall effect.
    • Green
      Bluish-green juvenile foliage
    • Fully hardy
    • Acicular
    • Height
      6-10m (20-30ft)
    • Spread
      5m (15ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tree
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Tolerates all
      Tolerates most well drained soils including chalk.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly columnar
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      6-10m (20-30ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        5m (15ft)
       
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