Scientific Name:
Cryptomeria japonica
'Vilmoriniana'
Pronunciation:
krip-toe-MEER-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
Common Name:
globe Japanese cedar
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Bark red-brown, exfoliating; leaves grey-green (bronze in winter), point forward in 5-ranked spirals around shoots.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Fall interest, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
turn purplish in the Fall
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
