Description
Best grown in moist, rich, fertile, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Soils should not be allowed to dry out. Site in a location protected from drying winter winds.
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Tarheel Blue’
('Tarheel Blue', Japanese Cedar)
$300.00
Hardiness Zones:
5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9bQuick Overview:
Cryptomeria japonica, commonly called Japanese cedar or sugi, is a slender, pyramidal, evergreen conifer with tiered horizontal branching, which is slightly pendulous at the tips. Japanese cedar is a monotypic genus unrelated to the true cedars (Cedrus). Sharply-pointed, awl-shaped, fragrant, Blue-green needles (to 3/4? long) are spirally arranged. Foliage is soft to the touch. Foliage may bronze in cold winters. Spherical fruiting cones (to 1? diameter) appear at the shoot ends. Reddish-brown bark exfoliates in strips. ‘Tarheel Blue’ has a horizontal branching with slightly pendulous tips. It has great bluish colored foliage that turn plum in the winter. It typically grows smaller, more open, and not full to the ground as Yoshino’.
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Additional information
| Common Name | 'Tarheel Blue', Japanese Cedar |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Cryptomeria japonica 'Tarheel Blue' |
| Container/Amount | 8-10' BB |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b |
| Growth Rate | Average |
| Light Requirements | Part-sun, Sun |
| Height | 30 ft. |
| Width | 18 ft. |
| Soil Condition | Well-drained |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Fragrance | No |
| Foliage Color | blue-green |
| Deer Resistant | Yes |
