Kitayama sugi

Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans

Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden

Flower name
Kitayama sugi
Scientific name
Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans
Aliasウラスギ, ダイスギ, アシウスギ, Kitayama sugi
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Kitayama sugi

Kitayama sugi (scientific name: Cryptomeria japonica var. Radicans) is a variant of evergreen coniferous trees "Cryptomeria japonica (Cedar)" of the family Cupressaceae and is distributed in the heavy snowfall region of the Japan Sea side. It is also called Asi usui (Ashio cedar), Urasu, Daisugi . This species is narrower in leaf angle than Sugi (C. japonica) and its tip bends inward. The garden tree will be the one that branches off from near the root and branches into several trunks. It will flower from March to April. It is designated as a tree in Kyoto Prefecture.

For {{sugi}} Please refer to the cedar page.