Japanese cedar prefers rich, moist, well-drained, acidic soils but is adaptable to other soil types. It grows well in dappled sunlight, full sun, or partial shade. The reddish-brown exfoliating bark can be quite attractive, and the wood is highly valued for building many things.

2024年7月18日 · Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a large coniferous evergreen native to Japan that offers year-round visual interest in a landscape.

2022年8月15日 · Cryptomeria is called a cedar because it has some of the characteristics of ‘true’ cedar (Cedrus) – evergreen, aromatic foliage – but this is a catch-all name, and it’s important to always add ‘Japanese’ when you call it a cedar, to avoid confusion.

Cryptomeria japonica is extensively used in forestry plantations in Japan, China and the Azores islands, and is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in other temperate areas, including Britain, Europe, North America and eastern Himalaya regions of Nepal and India.

Cryptomeria japonica, commonly called Japanese cedar or sugi, is a slender, pyramidal, evergreen conifer with tiered horizontal branching, which is slightly pendulous at the tips.

Awl-shaped needles spirally arranged, 4 angled, 6-20 mm long, curved inward, green to bluish in summer, bronzy hue in winter, persisting 4-5 years. Cones are terminal, globular, 1.3-2.5 cm wide, dark brown. Sun or partial shade. Easy to grow. Prefers rich, deep, light, well-drained, acid soil with ample moisture. Shelter from high winds.

Japanese cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica), or Japanese cedar, is a splendid evergreen that becomes even more handsome as it matures. Native to Japan and southern China, cryptomerias are excellent tree or dwarf shrub selections for the Southeast.

Cryptomeria japonica, a monotypic species, is the sole member of the genus Cryptomeria. Despite its common name, “Japanese cedar,” it is not a true cedar, though it is classified within the same gymnosperm subset as cedars (Cedrus sp.), conifers.