Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don

Also known as: Japanese cedar

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Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don

Quick Facts

Also Known As

Japanese cedar

Family

Cupressaceae

IUCN Status

Least concern
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Native Information

Japan, China: widely cutivated in india (Himalayan Hill stations, arboreta,plantation.

Habit

Tall evergreen conifer 30-40m (can exceed 50m in native range); trunk straight, reddish obrown bark peeling in strips ; leaves needle like , spirally arranged cones small, round woody.

Uses

Uses of Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don

timber (light, durable , fragnant; used in carpentry, furniture and construction); ornamental and avenue tree in hill stations ; cultural significance in japan; also used in reforestation and soil stabilization.