Flowering TreesJapanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 50-60 ft × 20-30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. It stands up well to deer and salt.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50-60 ft × 20-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Tough against
- Deer, Salt
- Native to
- Japan, southern China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Japanese Cedar is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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