Plant: Radicans - Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria · Cryptomeria japonica 'Radicans'
Size: 15 gal
Light
Mature size
More about this plant
Radicans is a fast growing Japanese cedar reaching 40 to 45 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide, a medium sized form of this needled evergreen conifer. Short glossy blue green needles are spirally arranged for a foxtail effect and the reddish brown bark peels off in long showy strips, with round brown rosette like cones on the terminal branches. It wants organically rich, moist, acidic and well drained soil in full sun to some partial shade, with good air circulation and shelter from high winds. Maintenance is low and it is deer and rabbit resistant, though leaf blights and fungal diseases can appear.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 45 ft tall and 20 ft wide
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Radicans is a fast growing Japanese cedar reaching 40 to 45 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide, a medium sized form of this needled evergreen conifer. Short glossy blue green needles are spirally arranged for a foxtail effect and the reddish brown bark peels off in long showy strips, with round brown rosette like cones on the terminal branches. It wants organically rich, moist, acidic and well drained soil in full sun to some partial shade, with good air circulation and shelter from high winds. Maintenance is low and it is deer and rabbit resistant, though leaf blights and fungal diseases can appear.
- Foliage
- Evergreen bright or blue green needles about three quarters of an inch long, awl shaped and spirally arranged, giving a foxtail effect; some selections bronze in winter.
- Fruit
- Female seed cones are round, brown and rosette looking, borne singly or in groups on terminal branches.
- Bark & stems
- Showy reddish brown bark that exfoliates and peels off in long strips; branches are whorled and horizontally spreading to slightly drooping.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light
- Native range
- Central and South Japan and China
