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CRYPTOMERIA japonica
Commonly known as Japanese cedar
Columnar tree with curved spreading branches
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Evergreen - mid- to deep-green leaves 0.5-1.5cm (¼-½in) long.
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Height - 25m (80ft) -
Spread - 6m (20ft)
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Conifer - brown solitary female cones 1-3cm (½-1¼in) long. Male cones, 1cm (½in) long are clustered at the shoot tips.
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Tree
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Ornamental bark -
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Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - Japan -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Spring
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Summer
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Winter
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich
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Tolerates all - tolerates most well drained soils including chalk.
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Tree Shape - Conical - - or columnar.
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
Cryptomeria japonica - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
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- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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25m (80ft)
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6m (20ft) |
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Attractive yellow-green foliage which does not turn bronze
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Commonly known as: Japanese cedar.
Small tree with attractive creamy yellow young foliage
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