Cryptomeria Trees
Looking for evergreen privacy with designer texture? Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) delivers graceful, feathery foliage, fast establishment, and handsome forms from tall screens (Yoshino, Radicans) to compact mounds (Globosa Nana). We curate proven performers for clean winter color, strong central leaders, and low-maintenance structure that elevates foundations, borders, and property lines.
When you buy cryptomeria trees online from Garden Goods Direct, you get nursery-grown, zone-appropriate stock, honest specs on height, spread, and spacing, and straightforward planting & care—all backed by "We Grow Together" Promise. Pair tall varieties for a living fence and tuck dwarfs upfront for layered depth and texture.
Why Choose Cryptomeria: Four-Season Evergreens with Designer Texture
Cryptomeria trees bring a luxurious, fine-textured look that reads upscale in modern and classic landscapes alike. Long, soft sprays catch light and wind, creating movement and depth you won’t get from flat, scale-leaf hedges. With choices from towering screens to ornamental dwarfs, it’s easy to match a cultivar to courtyards, driveways, or wide back fences.
Habit & Color All Year: Feathery Sprays, Clean Winter Tones, and Elegant Forms
Expect upright pyramids in Yoshino and Radicans (ideal for privacy) and rounded, billowy mounds in Globosa Nana. Foliage flushes fresh green in spring, holds rich emerald through summer, and many cultivars take on a bronze cast in winter that reads warm—not dull. The exfoliating bark and fine branching add winter interest up close.
Where Cryptomeria Shines: Living Fences, Foundation Framing & Layered Borders
Privacy & Wind Filtering: Use Yoshino/Radicans for fast, upright screening that looks polished year-round.
Layered Beds: Place Globosa Nana in front of taller evergreens and hydrangeas to create depth and soft edges.
Entry & Drive Accents: Repeat narrow pyramids at intervals to guide sightlines and add formal rhythm without hard shearing.
Cryptomeria Planting & Care Made Simple: Sun, Soil, Spacing, and Pruning Tips
Plant in full sun (6–8+ hrs) with well-drained soil. Set the root flare at/above grade, backfill with native soil, water deeply, and mulch 2–3″ (off the trunk). Keep the soil evenly moist during the first growing season; once established, cryptomeria shows good drought tolerance. Pruning is minimal—tip-shear lightly after spring flush to maintain line; avoid cutting into leafless interior wood.
Complete the garden composition with Evergreen Shrubs for backbone, Deer-Resistant Perennials for low-maintenance color, and Pollinator Plants to support beneficial insects along your new screen.