| Scientific Name: | Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata' |
| Common Name: | cockscomb Japanese cedar, crested Japanese cedar |
| Family Name: | Cupressaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - narrowly, Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Spiraled, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Acicular, Other, Entire |
| Flowers: | n/a (male cone), Green, Brown, Jan-Feb |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Foliage several shoots fused/flattened into 'cockscombs'; leaves awl-shaped; bark red-brown, scented, peels in strips; female cones globose. | |