Cryptomeria
Common name: Japanese cedar, Sugi
Dutch: Japanse ceder
Identifying Features
- Habit: Tall evergreen with pyramidal crown, important timber tree in Japan
- Leaves: Awl-shaped, curved, spirally arranged, bright green
- Bark: Reddish-brown, fibrous, peeling in strips
- Cones: Globose, spiny, with hooked scale tips
- Distinguishing: Leaves curve inward toward stem; national tree of Japan
Species Encountered
| Species | Photo | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. japonica |
Parent: Taxodioideae