Cryptomeria japonica 'Ryoko-gyoku'
Common name: 
Ryoko-gyoku Japanese Cedar
Pronunciation: 
krip-tow-ME-ri-a ja-PON-i-ka
Family: 
Taxodiaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen, dwarf shrub, small, tight rounded form, "fine dark-green foliage and congested growth habit".  Only 2 ft tall × 2 ft wide (60 × 60 cm) in 10 years.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6
  • Ryoko-gyoku: Japanese, "green ball"
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden
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