Q: A year ago, I purchased two Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' that I've been growing in large pots flanking our west-facing porch. They did quite well last summer and fall, but over the winter, ...

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If you love golden foliage, the golden Japanese cedar is for you. When planted against a dark green backdrop, it shines like a beacon. What: Cryptomeria japonica “Sekkan-sugi,” commonly known as ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Christmas tree growers have been struggling with an invasive scale pest called Cryptomeria scale (Aspidiotus cryptomeriae), which is a serious pest of conifers. The scales ...

With its inward-pointed needles twisted around flexible stems, Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis' reminds some folks of a curly-haired elder, giving rise to one common name, granny's ringlets. But this ...

What: This dwarf Japanese cedar has an interesting short-tufted growth pattern, forming an irregular pyramidal shape. The tight congested branching of Cryptomeria japonica “Tansu” has a sculptural ...

Compression wood (CW) contains higher quantities of β-1-4-galactan than does normal wood (NW). However, the physiological roles and ultrastructural distribution of β-1-4-galactan during CW formation ...