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Cryptomeria japonica |
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Japanese Cryptomeria |
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Japan |
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Pyramidal, with a stout trunk and erect,
wide-spreading branches and numerous branchlets. |
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50-60 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet |
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Needles are awl-shaped, ¼-½ inch long,
curving inwards, slightly twisted, keeled on
both surfaces, entire margins, apex blunt
pointed, lustrous bright to bluish-green in
color, turning bronze during the winter. |
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Stems are smooth and green. |
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