How to tend a Cryptomeria japonica
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.
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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
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