It may reach 50 to 70 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide with a conical to pyramidal shape.The genus name comes from the Greek krypto, meaning to hide, and meris, meaning a part in reference to the concealed position of the reproductive organs. Japanese cedar is a woody, needled evergreen tree in the Cupressaceae (cypress) family that is native to central and south Japan and China. Phonetic Spelling krip-toh-MER-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh Description
