Many Japanese trees are common in North American gardens . The trees are tight relatives to similar species native to the New World , but exhibit enough different characteristics to make them stand out . Japanese Tree come in sizes to fit small and big landscape gardening design alike .

Japanese Maple

Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum ) is hardy in USDA zona 6 to 8 . The tree has a round crown and thin twigs and grows from 15 to 20 feet tall . Palm - work leaf measure 2 to 5 inches foresightful and the same in width with from 5 to 11 lance - mold lobes . The leafage turn cerise , jaundiced or orange in the fall . Plant Japanese maple in full Dominicus in the north , full shade in the south and fond or dappled shade in between . The tree needs a moist , well- drained soil .

Asian White Birch

Asian white birch tree ( Betula platyphylla ) is a native of Japan that grows from 40 to 50 metrical foot marvelous . The tree diagram produces obscure - greenish leaves up to 3 column inch long that wrick yellow in the fall . industrial plant Asiatic white-hot birch in full Lord’s Day and a soil that is moist and well drained . The tree diagram is hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 7 .

Hinoki Cypress

Hinoki cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtusa ) is also eff as Hinoki false cypress . The tree is an evergreen plant that grows from 10 to 60 feet tall with a crown spread of about 20 pes . The parting resemble scales and produce flat against the branches with each folio over - lave the one in front when they are mature . Young parting do not overlap and look more like phonograph needle . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree produces strobile about ½ inch in diameter . The pocket-sized Tree are more readily available . Plant Hinoki cypress tree in full sunlight and a filth that goes wry between watering . The tree is unfearing in USDA Zones 5 to 8 .

Japanese False Cypress

Japanese faux cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera),also known as Sawara fictive cypress tree , is brave in USDA zona 4 to 8 . The larger tree acquire up to 60 feet magniloquent and 20 feet broad , but is not readily available . The smaller interpretation which grows as a bush or tree from 3 to 20 feet tall is easy to find . Young leave of absence grow as needles , becoming overlap and ordered series - ilk as they mature . colouring material range from green to yellow or atomic number 79 or blue - silver . Plant Japanese assumed cypress tree in full sun or fond shade and a soil that is damp and well drained .

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