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Black Dragon Cryptomeria – Japanese Cedar – 2 Gallon Pot

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Black Dragon Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Black Dragon’
Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Conifer
Height at Maturity: 8-12′
Width at Maturity: 4-6′
Spacing:  6’+ if used in small groupings
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Pyramidal
Growth Rate: Slow 

Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Rich Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Very low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, Well Drained Dry, Not Constantly Soggy!
Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 ( Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect
Description
A truly unique conifer that deserves a spot in every landscape where it will grow, the ‘Black Dragon’ Cryptomeria is a semi-dwarf, slow-growing Japanese cedar with a unique and irregular shape that will capture everyone’s attention. No two trees look alike, which means your neighbor could never find one that looked like yours! The tree grows in an upright pyramidal form with layered branches covered in very deep green needles that are stiff to the touch. The new foliage emerges bright green, contrasting nicely with the darker mature foliage. New foliage emerges bright green.
Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide at maturity, the Black Dragon Cryptomeria is ideal for use as a focal point specimen in smaller landscape spaces. It is a very nice accent tree in home foundation plantings where it can be used to frame a corner or entryway or between spaced windows. Also nice as a solo or mixed with trailing plants in container gardens. 
Spacing Recommendations:  8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Cryptomeria is very easy to grow and virtually no maintenance. It is adaptable to many soil types preferring a fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. As with many other ornamental trees it does not like a constantly soggy or wet soil, nor an always dry one, though trees have good drought tolerance when well established. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight  per day for best performance. Feed in spring with a well-balanced shrub and tree food that contains iron. No pruning will be necessary. 

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Plant is of a good size.The packing was done well..Though the tree arrived dry and the end of the branches dried out.After nursing it it looks to be recovering.————————————————So sorry it arrived dry, we try our best to get a moist plant delivered. Please keep us posted. We are glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Arrived absolutely perfect. I would never have chosen it for the spot in our landscape if it hadn’t populated in the full sun list of my plant search. Love that plant finder just as much as the healthy, beautiful plant I received.——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I bought this for an accent cedar from the backyard. It came well packed, healthy and is as advertised. Seems to be doing well and looking forward to watching it grow. I especially liked the variety of choices for plants that Wilson brothers has and also the free shipping!———————————————Thanks so much for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The 2 Black Dragon Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) were packaged in almost damage-proof cardboard. Except for the packing tape all the packaging was recyclable. The trees themselves had no visible insect problems and had a healthy root system inside their 2-gallon pots. Spencer and Lauren were so responsive in helping me find the tree I wanted. I am happy I ordered from them, even though other online sites offered similar trees for a cheaper price.—————————————————Thanks for the kind words!! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Cryptomerias are hard to grow here — or at least in my yard. I think we get too much water. I live in South East Texas, along the Gulf Coast, and the area is in fact, a marshland. So ample amounts of water in both rain and soil retention. Maybe too much. But I will have a go with this Black Dragon. It came a very nice size and it looks so healthy. As always, extremely well packaged, as I expect from Wilson Bros. I will plant it near an Arizona Cypress that I purchased from Wilson Bro. more than a year ago that is actually doing quite well. We will see. Thanks as always to Wilson Bros — they are the first nursery I always go to when shopping for a plant. I go else where only if Wilson Bros. does not have what I want. But I have not found any other company that ships plants as nice as Wilson Bros. Thank you.———————————-Thanks so much for your kind words and great review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG
Bought a 2 gallon Japanese Cedar and it arrived in wonderful condition and well packaged. This young tree will one day be a nice specimen in our yard.———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

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