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    CRYPTOMERIA
    CRYPTOMERIA japonica
    CRYPTOMERIA japonica
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    CRYPTOMERIA japonica

    Commonly known as Japanese cedar

    Columnar tree with curved spreading branches
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Ornamental bark
      Develops thick, fibrous, red-brown bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Japan
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Mid- to deep green, narrowly wedge-shaped leaves 0.5-1.5cm (¼-½in) long.
    • Fully hardy
    • Acicular
    • Height
      25m (80ft)
    • Spread
      6m (20ft)
    • Conifer
      Brown solitary female cones 1-3cm (½-1¼in) long. Male cones, 1cm (½in) long are clustered at the shoot tips.
    • 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
    • Conical
      Or columnar.
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      25m (80ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6m (20ft)
      		  
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    Cryptomeria japonica - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide
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    Dense needles on slender branches
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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