How to tend a Cryptomeria fortunei

Also known as: Taxodium japonicum (Thunb. ex L.) Brongn., Schubertia japonica (Thunb. ex L.) Jacques, Cryptomeria araucarioides Henkel & W.Hochst., Cryptomeria compacta Beissn., Cryptomeria fortunei Hooibr. ex Billain, Cryptomeria generalis E.H.L.Krause, Cryptomeria japonica var. caespitosa Makino, Cryptomeria japonica var. lobbii (Billain) Carrière, Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis Miq., Cryptomeria japonica subsp. sinensis (Miq.) P.D.Sell, Cryptomeria kawaii Hayata, Cryptomeria lobbiana Billain, Cryptomeria lobbii (Carrière) Lavallée, Cryptomeria mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai, Cryptomeria mucronata Beissn., Cryptomeria nigricans Carrière, Cryptomeria pungens Beissn., Cryptomeria variegata Beissn., Cryptomeria viridis Beissn., Cupressus japonica Thunb. ex L., Cupressus mairei H.Lév., Cryptomeria japonica var. fortunei (Hooibr. ex Billain) A.Henry, Cryptomeria japonica var. pungens Carrière, Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans Nakai, Cryptomeria japonica var. pendula Leroy ex Dallim. & A.B.Jacks., Cryptomeria japonica f. lobbii (Carrière) Beissn., Cryptomeria japonica var. compacta (Beissn.) C.K.Schneid., Cryptomeria japonica f. compacta Beissn., Cryptomeria japonica f. pungens (Carrière) Beissn., Cryptomeria japonica f. araucarioides (Henkel & W.Hochst.) Beissn., Cryptomeria japonica var. dacrydioides Carrière, Cryptomeria japonica f. dacrydioides (Carrière) Rehder, Cryptomeria japonica var. spiralis Miq., Cryptomeria japonica f. spiralis (Miq.) Rehder, Cryptomeria japonica var. nana Carrière, Cryptomeria japonica f. nana (Carrière) Beissn., Cryptomeria japonica f. elegans (Jacob-Makoy) Beissn., Cryptomeria elegans Jacob-Makoy, Cryptomeria nana Lindl. & Gordon, Cryptomeria japonica var. lobbii Lavallée, Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica , Schubertia japonicum (Thunb. ex L.) Brongn.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slight shade tolerance

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Taxodiaceae, Cryptomeria
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April, fruiting period October
Flower colors
Leaf color green, fruit color green, red brown
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