ShrubBlack Dragon Japanese Cedar is a slow-growing conifer shrub with an irregular pyramidal habit.  The dense soft needles emerge light green and mature to deep black-green in summer.  Prefers full sun and slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil.  
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 Type:  
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 Shrub, Conifer 
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 Height:  
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 6' - 7' 
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 Spread:  
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 3’ - 4' 
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 Spacing:  
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 3' 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  
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 4 - 7 
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 Culture:  
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 Full Sun, Part Sun 
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 Bloom Color:  
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 N/A 
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 Season of Interest:  
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  Year-Round 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Tolerates light shade. Do not let soils dry out.  Leaf blight and leaf spot can be occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Urban Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS:   Abelia,  Crape Myrtle,  Loropetalum
IMAGES:  Photo by Mark Bolin,  Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'3, (2) Photo (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' Tree 2000px, CC BY-SA 2.5, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Cryptomeria japonica Black Dragon 7zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.