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 ...

What: This golden Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica “Sekkan-sugi,” was introduced to American horticulture about 1970. It’s a visually dominant tree because of its intense color when ...

Japanese cedar, Sugi Light: full sun to part shade Height: 50 to 60 feet Spread: 20 to 30 feet USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Origin: Japan and China The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria j… ...

Japanese cedar, Sugi Height: 50-60 feet Spread: 20-30 feet Hardiness: Zones 5-9 Origin: Japan and China The Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ) is a fast-growing pyramidal evergreen… ...

Huge Japanese cedar trees (Yaku-sugi), whose ages are over a thousand years old, grow on Yakushima Island, Japan. Researchers from University of Tsukuba discovered a diverse array of invertebrate ...

The Japanese Shou Sugi Ban art of charring wood as a preserving and finishing technique is more than three centuries old. Wood is scorched under a controlled flame, then brushed to varying degrees ...