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 ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Dwarf Japanese cedar 'Globosa Nana' * Botanical name: Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' * What it ...

Years ago I bought a collection of dwarf conifers to add visual texture and year-around color to the landscape at my house. Included in the group was something that is seldom seen in Spokane, but is ...

* Botanical name:Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' * What it is: A slow-growing, compact, loosely pyramidal evergreen with soft, dark-green needles. * Size: 10-12 feet tall, 5-6 feet wide in about ...

Cryptomeria japonica, ‘Nana,’ is a little bundle of soft needles that has reached 20 inches in five years in Roger Mercer’s garden.

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has emerged as a pivotal tool in the breeding of Cryptomeria japonica, a conifer of major forestry importance across East Asia and beyond. By utilising molecular ...

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 ...

The conifer’s needles are olive in color most of the year, but often take on bronze or purple highlights in wintertime. What: Cryptomeria japonica “Vilmoriniana” is a captivating dwarf form of ...

This is the second of two columns on dwarf conifers suitable for gardens in our region. Some are rare and hard to find. Keep your eyes open for them in area garden centers. Most of these can be found ...