CATTON ARBORETUM
Cryptomeria japonica
Common name:
Japanese Cedar
Year planted:
2022
Country of origin:
Japan and Southern China
Year introduced:
probably mid 1800
Description:
It is the national tree of Japan. A large tree which can grow up to 30 to 40m tall although genrally smaller in europe. The bark is a coppery red colour which peels in fibrous vertical strips. The foliage is evergreen and made up of pointed scales about 1.2 cm long.
what3words:
keyboards.congas.clinking
Tree number: 109