One-of-a-Kind Deodar Cedar
Japanese Cedar bonsai, also known as Cryptomeria japonica, is a popular coniferous tree species used in bonsai cultivation. Despite its common name, it is not actually a cedar but belongs to the Taxodiaceae family.
Key characteristics of Japanese Cedar bonsai include:
- Appearance: It has a naturally conical habit with thick, red, fibrous bark. The leaves are narrowly wedge-shaped, starting light green and fading to dark green, arranged in spirals around the shoots.
- Varieties: There are several varieties suitable for bonsai, including Elegans, Elegans Compacta, Pyramidata, and dwarf varieties like Elegans nana and Globans nana.
- Growth: Japanese Cedar can grow quite tall in nature, reaching up to 150 feet, but is effectively miniaturized for bonsai cultivation.
Care requirements:
- Position: Needs a light position out of direct sun during summer with good ventilation. Winter protection from frost is necessary.
- Watering: Prefers a damp environment. Adding chopped sphagnum moss to the soil mix and surface can help maintain moisture.
- Feeding: Regular feeding every 2 weeks from spring to autumn, adjusting the nutrient balance throughout the growing season.
- Pruning: Requires continual, regular pinching throughout the growing season to maintain shape and encourage backbudding.
- Styling: Most commonly styled as a formal upright, either with single or multiple trunks. Branches are typically trained horizontally or slightly drooping.
Propagation:
- Can be grown from seed or cuttings, with cuttings rooting easily in late summer or early autumn.
- Japanese Cedar bonsai are valued for their adaptability to bonsai techniques and their attractive foliage, making them a popular choice among bonsai enthusiasts.
About The Tree:
- The Bonsai is 20" tall, measured from the Table to the top of tree.
- The spread is 17".
- This tree ships in a 12.75" Plastic Pot
- Pictures taken June 20, 2024
- Ships from our Massachusetts Nursery
*** This is an expensive Bonsai. We've likely been watering, fertilizing, pruning, and weeding this tree for a long time. Once this tree leaves our facility, watering, fertilizing, etc is beyond our control. If you buy this bonsai, we assume you're a responsible person and that you know what you are purchasing. THEREFORE - The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Bonsai Outlet makes no warranties once the Product leaves our nursery. All One-Of-A-Kind Trees are listed AND sold “as is”. Sales are considered final. No refunds or exchanges will be offered in any instance. Bonsai Outlet assumes no responsibility for the health and welfare of the products after they leave our nursery. Please ask care questions prior to buying, if you are unsure.
