Cryptomeria japonicaJapanese cedar
科:柏科
Family:Cupressaceae
属:柳杉属
common name:Japanese cedar
introduce:Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Cupressaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Japan
Height: 50 to 60 feet
Spread: 20 to 30 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun (only)
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Best grown in moist, rich, fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Soils should not be allowed to dry out. Site in a location protected from drying winter winds.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Japanese cedar is a slender, pyramidal, evergreen conifer with tiered horizontal branching that is slightly pendulous at the tips. It is native to forested areas in Japan and China where it grows as a single trunk tree to as much as 150?tall with an 8?trunk diameter. In cultivation in the U. S., it grows smaller, more typically to 50-60?tall. Sharply-pointed awl-shaped, green to blue-green needles (to 3/4?long) are spirally arranged. Foliage may bronze in cold winters. Spherical fruiting cones (to 1? appear at the shoot ends. Reddish-brown bark exfoliates in strips. This is a prized timber tree in its native habitat. Compact and dwarf cultivars are commonly sold in commerce.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Leaf blight and leaf spot.
Uses:
Large specimen tree. Screen. Dwarf cultivars make good rock garden plants.
