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 Evergreen
conifer that grows to 125 feet tall with a
pyramidal shape. Foliage of soft green needles
up to 1 inch long arranged sprially on slightly
drooping branches. Foliage turns coppery-red
in winter. The bark is thin, reddish brown,
and peels in strips. Seeds are produced in
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Because the leaves
change from green to reddish in the winter,
people often mistakenly think that it is dying.
Cryptomeria has been widely planted in Japan
for centuries. The famous avenue of Cryptomeria
on the temple mountain at Nikko has trees
over 100 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter.
It is sometimes called "Japanese Redwood,"
but it is not a true redwood (Sequoia, native
to California) at all.
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