Tarheel Blue Japanese Cedar is a large slow-growing conifer shrub with a pyramidal habit and tiered horizontal branching with slightly pendulous tips. The dense, soft needles emerge blue green and turn plum in winter, or bronze in cold winters. Prefers full sun and slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil.
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Height: |
20' - 30' |
Spread: |
15’ - 20' |
Spacing: |
18' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 7 |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Tolerates light shade. Do not let soils dry out. Leaf blight and leaf spot can be occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Urban Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Abelia, Crape Myrtle, Loropetalum
IMAGE: Forest and Kim Starr, starr-970603-0272-Cryptomeria_japonica-branch-Hosmers_Grove-Maui
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.