CRYPTOMERIA

Cryptomeria japonica Araucarioides     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Bright green foliage on masses of rope-like branches,similar to the Monkey Puzze tree. Irregular and open pyramidal habit. Grows to 3.5m high and 1.5m wide in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Broom     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf rounded shrub with light green foliage that becomes purple in Winter. Grows to 60cm high and wide in 10 years.

Cryptomeria japonica Black Dragon     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Compact pyramidal shrub with dark green needles. Grows to 2m high and 1m wide in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Compressa     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf shrub with dark green compressed foliage on compact branches. Forms a tight round ball and takes on a purple hue in Winter. Grows to 30cm in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Cristata    Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Narrow, upright tree with dark green fasciated foliage, forming interesting contorted cockscombs. Great focal point in the landscape. Grows to 5m high in 10 years.
















Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’

 
Cryptomeria japonica Dense Jade     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Upright, evergreen conifer with rich jade-green foliage. Dense, slightly ascending branches hold masses of rope-like branchlets. Grows to 4m high and 2.5m wide in 10 years
 
Cryptomeria japonica Dinger     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf rounded and compact multi-branched shrub with green foliage, resembling a miniature palm tree. Suitable for bonsai. Grows 1m high and wide in 10 years.              












Cryptomeria japonica ‘Dinger’


Cryptomeria japonica Elegans     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. A strong upright, medium sized dwarf tree with layers of horizontal branches and green juvenile foliage that turns purple in Winter. Grows to 2.5m high in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Aurea     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. A strong upright growing dwarf tree with compact layers of horizontal branches and green juvenile foliage that turns yellow in Winter. Grows to 2.5m high in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Kilmacurragh     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf low-growing mound with rich green juvenile foliage that sports small cockscombs or fasciations. Turns a purple color in Winter. Suitable for bonsai. Grows to 60cm high and 1.25m wide in 10 years.









Cryptomeria japonica ‘Kilmacurragh’

 
Cryptomeria japonica Knaptonensis     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf broadly pyramidal shrub with bright white new growth. Lower portions of branches become green with age. Plant needs protection from the sun. Grows to 60cm high in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Koshyi     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf slowly spreading shrub with bright green congested foliage. Perfect for rock gardens and bonsai. Grows to 45cm high and 60cm wide in 10 years.









Cryptomeria japonica ‘Koshyi’


Cryptomeria japonica Little Diamond     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf rounded shrub. Branches sport clusters of green branchlets that look like exploding fireworks as the plant ages. Grows to 50cm high and 80cm wide in 10 years.













Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Diamond’

 
Cryptomeria japonica Mushroom     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf mounding shrub with long needled foliage. Plant turns from a mushroom-brown color to rich green in Summer to purple in Winter. Grows to 60cm high and 90cm wide in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Rasen     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf upright tree. Irregular open habit with contorted branches tightly wrapped by their own curled needles, making it look like wire ropes. Grows to 3.6m high and 1.8m wide in 10 years.










Cryptomerima japonica ‘Rasen’

 
Cryptomeria japonica Ryokogu Coyokyu     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Low mounded miniature plant with layers of bright green slightly pendulous branches. Takes on a red Winter color. Perfect for rock gardens. Grows to 30cm high and 60cm wide.

Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan sugi     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Golden yellow new growth that fades to green late in the season on a vigorous pyramidal tree. Eye catching! Grows to 6m high in 10 years.




















Cryptomeria japonica ‘Sekkan Sugi’

 
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Rounded upright plant when young with bright green needles tightly spiralled around the pendulous branchlets. Grows to 1.2m high in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Spiraliter Falcata    Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf mounding plant with yellow-green spiralled foliage and contorted branches. Grows to 1m high and wide in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Tansu     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf, dense irregular pyramid with light green foliage. Suitalbe for bonsai. Grows to 50cm high and 60cm wide in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Tenzan     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Miniature spreading shrub with tight green foliage. Grows very slowly. Perfect for rock gardens. Grows to 20cm high and 45cm wide.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriana Gold    Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf, dense rounded shrub with short needled foliage. Branches are rich green generously topped with a pale gold, turning a bright orange-gold in Winter. Grows to 75cm high and wide in 10 years.

Cryptomeria japonica Yellow Twig    Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Dwarf upright shrub crowded with mounding clusters of green foliage that have yellow tips, especially in Winter. Grows to 1.5m high in 10 years.
 
Cryptomeria japonica Yoshino     Zone 6
Japanese Cedar. Fast growing conical tree with blue-green foliage that turns slightly bronze in Winter. Grows to 6m high in 10 years.















Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino’