{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-kitayama","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Kitayama'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Kitayama'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a slender, refined selection of the Japanese cedar, taking its name from the Kitayama forests north of Kyoto, famous for centuries of sugi cultivated over centuries for perfectly straight, polished timber. In the garden that heritage reads as a naturally narrow, dense column of soft, deep green needle sprays around a straight central leader, elegant from its first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy to around -20C (the equivalent of RHS H6, matching its sibling cultivars), it is evergreen and keeps its colour through winter with at most a light bronze tint. Give it shelter from cold, drying winds and it asks for nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it where you want a green vertical without the bulk: a slim specimen in an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, a pair flanking a path, or a soft, feathery alternative to formal \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening\u003c\/a\u003e. Its texture sits beautifully among broad-leaved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e, bamboo and ferns in a Japanese-leaning scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58864162505087,"sku":"CRYPKITA23","price":53.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cryptomeria-japonica-kitayama.jpg?v=1792760936","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/cryptomeria-japonica-kitayama","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}