IFAS Extension
Urban Horticulture
Abstract
The tree keeps a billowy pyramidal form on one central trunk. It will reach a height of about 15 feet and spread about 10 feet. The reddish brown bark is ornamental, peeling off in long strips, and is the most pronounced characteristic on old trees. The foliage will become bronzed during the winter but greens up again in spring.
About this Publication
This document is ENH-377, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1993. Reviewed June 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
How to Cite
Gilman, E., & Watson, D. (2003). Cryptomeria japonica “Elegans”: “Elegans” Japanese Cedar. EDIS, 2003(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st218-1993
Authors
Edward F. Gilman
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture
Dennis G. Watson
former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences