Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Cupressaceae > Cryptomeria > Cryptomeria japonicaCryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar)Synonyms: Cryptomeria araucarioides; Cryptomeria compacta; Cryptomeria elegans; Cryptomeria fortunei; Cryptomeria generalis; Cryptomeria japonica f. araucarioides; Cryptomeria japonica f. compacta; Cryptomeria japonica f. dacrydioides; Cryptomeria japonica f. elegans; Cryptomeria japonica f. lobbii; Cryptomeria japonica f. nana; Cryptomeria japonica f. pungens; Cryptomeria japonica f. spiralis; Cryptomeria japonica fortunei; Cryptomeria japonica lobbii (homotypic); Cryptomeria japonica pungens; Cryptomeria japonica radicans; Cryptomeria japonica sinensis; Cryptomeria japonica var. caespitosa; Cryptomeria japonica var. compacta; Cryptomeria japonica var. dacrydioides; Cryptomeria japonica var. elegans; Cryptomeria japonica var. fortunei; Cryptomeria japonica var. lobbii (homotypic); Cryptomeria japonica var. nana; Cryptomeria japonica var. pendula (homotypic); Cryptomeria japonica var. pungens; Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans; Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis; Cryptomeria japonica var. spiralis; Cryptomeria kawaii; Cryptomeria lobbiana (homotypic); Cryptomeria lobbii (homotypic); Cryptomeria mairei; Cryptomeria mucronata; Cryptomeria nana; Cryptomeria nigricans; Cryptomeria pungens; Cryptomeria variegata; Cryptomeria viridis; Cupressus japonica (homotypic); Cupressus mairei; Schubertia japonica (homotypic); Schubertia japonicum; Taxodium japonicum (homotypic) Language: Chi; Cze; Dut; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Jpn (Kanji); Jpn (Katakana); Rus; Slo; Spa Cryptomeria (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae. It includes only one species, Cryptomeria japonica (syn. Cupressus japonica L.f.). It is endemic to Japan, where it is known as sugi (Japanese: 杉). The tree is called Japanese cedar or Japanese red-cedar in English. |
| Air Quality Improvement [1] | Low | | Allergen Potential [1] | High | | Carbon Capture [1] | Low | | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [2] | Dense | | Shade Percentage [1] | 91 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium-Low | | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium-Low |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Mid Spring | | Drought Tolerance [2] | Medium | | Fire Tolerance [2] | Medium | | Flower Type [3] | Monoecious | | Frost Free Days [2] | 6 months | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | | Growth Form [2] | Single Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Rapid | | Janka Hardness [4] | 320 lbf (145 kgf) Very Soft | | Leaf Type [3] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [3] | Wind | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed | | Root Depth [2] | 24 inches (61 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | None | | Seed Vigor [2] | Low | | Seeds Per [2] | 249999 / lb (551155 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.44 | | Structure [3] | Tree | | Usage [3] | The leaves are very aromatic and are used as incense sticks;
A fairly wind-tolerant tree, it can be used in shelterbelt plantings;
Wood - light, fragrant, fine grained; The wood is strongly rot resistant, easily worked, and is used for buildings, bridges, ships, lamp posts, furniture, utensils, and paper manufacture; The wood can be used as a substitute for Deal; Old wood that has been buried in the soil turns a dark green and is then much esteemed; | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | | | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | | | Height [3] | 66 feet (20 m) | | Width [3] | 26 feet (8 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | | Water Use [1] | High |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 4Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service ♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 7New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ database♦ 8Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 9Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 10Food Habits of Formosan Rock Macaques (Macaca cyclopis) in Jentse, Northeastern Taiwan, Assessed by Fecal Analysis and Behavioral Observation, Hsiu-Hui Su and Ling-Ling Lee, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2001, pp. 359-377 ♦ 11SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE DIET OF JAPANESE GIANT FLYING SQUIRRELS IN RELATION TO REPRODUCTION, Takeo Kawamichi, Journal of Mammalogy, 78(1):204-212, 1997 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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