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								|  | Cryptomeria japonica  |  
								|  | Japanese Cryptomeria |  
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								|  | Japan |  
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								|  | Pyramidal, with a stout trunk and erect, 
								wide-spreading branches and numerous branchlets. |  
								|  | 50-60 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet |  
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								|  | 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. |  
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								|  | Stems are smooth and green. |  
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