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Cryptomeria japonica Araucarioides Group (Japanese cedar Araucarioides Group)

Other names: Cryptomeria japonica 'Araucarioides', Sugi Araucarioides Group, Japanese red cedar Araucarioides Group, Whipcord cryptomeria, Whip-cord cryptomeria, Snake branch Japanese cedar

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Variety or Cultivar
Araucarioides Group is an irregular to broadly conical slow-growing, evergreen, coniferous shrub or small tree with long, slender, whip-like branchlets bearing soft, curved, awl-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves, bright green when young and flushed bronze and purple in winter.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
6 m 3.5 m 20-50 years
19 ft 11 ft 20-50 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grows best in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny or partially shaded site. Will tolerate most well-drained soils, including chalk.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Specimen tree

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = High
South Coastal = High
South Inland = High
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Irregular, Broadly conical

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Handling may cause skin irritation or an allergic reaction.

Plant care

Pruning

No pruning necessary. One of the few conifers that can be coppiced. Cut back untidy specimens to within 60-90cm of ground level in spring.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Diseases

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Requires little or no pruning (winter)

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