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Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Compacta'

 

Japanese cedar 'Elegans Compacta'

Cryptomeria are large evergreen trees with attractive red-brown bark and dense foliage consisting of short awl-shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branchlets; cones are spherical. 'Elegans Compacta' is a bushy, evergreen conifer to 2m, with persistent juvenile foliage; leaves long and soft, turning purple in winter. New:

 
plant Features
  • Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Japanese cedar 'Elegans Compacta'

Latin name

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Compacta'

type

Coniferous tree

family

Cupressaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Japanese cedar Elegans Compacta is 2.00meters x 2.00meters 2.00 M 2.00 M

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Compacta'

Cryptomeria are large evergreen trees with attractive red-brown bark and dense foliage consisting of short awl-shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branchlets; cones are spherical. 'Elegans Compacta' is a bushy, evergreen conifer to 2m, with persistent juvenile foliage; leaves long and soft, turning purple in winter. New:


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Can be grown in a container or planted into the garden in any moist and water retentive soil with a high organic content. Requires a sheltered position, protected from strong winds, in dappled sun or partial shade. For container growing, place in a protected site, preferably with light dappled shade. For garden growing, plant in flower borders and beds or rock gardens.

 
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