| Common Name: |
Gyokuryu Japanese Cedar |
| Scientific Name: |
Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyokuryu' |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Habit: |
Evergreen |
| Form: |
Pyramidal form |
| Flower Description: |
Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant |
| Bloom Season: |
Fruit not ornamentally significant |
| Fruit Description: |
Flowers not ornamentally significant |
| Foliage Description: |
Attractive dark green foliage; the scale-like leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter |
| Trunk Description: |
Peeling Indian red bark |
| Height of Plant: |
10 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
7 ft. |
| Growth Rate: |
Fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 5 - 7 |
| Native Range: |
Japan |
| Hybridizer: |
Introduced by Joel Spingarn |
| Place of Origin: |
Baldwin, Long Island, New York |
| Year of Origin: |
1967 |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
Japanese Garden |