Sekkan-sugi Japanese cedar
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 30 feet tall10 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Sekkan-sugi' Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi') is a tree for specimen planting, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows in a conical shape at a moderate rate, and it stays evergreen. It is also salt tolerant.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, September Charm anemone, and Bush honeysuckle.