General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Other: 3/4 inch green cones, maturing to coppery brown.
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Dwarf Japanese Cedar
  • Japanese Cedar
  • Sugi

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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2022
Cloudy day.
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-04-22

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Test garden
Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
Location: Meridian, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-20

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