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  • Plant Details
    • 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
    • Conical
      Or columnar.
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      25m (80ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6m (20ft)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Soil Conditions
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
      Tolerates all
      Tolerates most well drained soils including chalk.
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
      Partial shade

    Varieties

    CRYPTOMERIA japonica 'Araucarioides'
    Dense needles on slender branches
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.00
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