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Cryptomeria japonica

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	23	5	30	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	2000	2500	1500	3000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	30	30	40	55	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2400	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6.5	4.5	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-5	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	300	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
material	timber wood	bark
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant