Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese Cryptomeria
 
Japan

Pyramidal, with a stout trunk and erect, wide-spreading branches and numerous branchlets.
50-60 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet
 
 
Needles are awl-shaped, ¼-½ inch long, curving inwards, slightly twisted, keeled on both surfaces, entire margins, apex blunt pointed, lustrous bright to bluish-green in color, turning bronze during the winter.
 
 
Stems are smooth and green.
 
 
 

 

 

 
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