Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' (Japanese Cedar)

Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana', Dwarf Japanese Cedar

Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' (Japanese Cedar) is a dwarf evergreen conifer with a tidy, compact, dome-shaped form and pendulous branchlets covered in vivid blue-green awl-shaped leaves. In the heat of summer, the leaves are tightly appressed to the shoots and turn yellowish green. In the winter, they may become bronze to rusty red. This Dwarf Japanese Cedar grows slowly, 3-4 in. (7-10 cm) every year, and produces an attractive specimen.

Plant Type Conifers, Shrubs
Hardiness Zone 6-9
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Height2' - 4' (ft), 3' - 6' (ft)
Spread2' - 4' (ft), 3' - 6' (ft)
Spacing 36"-48" (in)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil PH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Evergreen, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance
Attracts
Garden Uses Beds and Borders
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' (Japanese Cedar) | Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana', Dwarf Japanese Cedar || Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' (Japanese Cedar) is a dwarf evergreen conifer with a tidy, compact, dome-shaped form and pendulous branchlets covered in vivid blue-green awl-shaped leaves. In the heat of summer, the leaves are tightly appressed to the shoots and turn yellowish green. In the winter, they may become bronze to rusty red. This Dwarf Japanese Cedar grows slowly, 3-4 in. (7-10 cm) every year, and produces an attractive specimen.
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Average Water Needs, Low Maintenance, Moist but Well-Drained, Evergreen, Plant of Merit, Showy, Beds and Borders
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