Cryptomeria japonica ( Elegans Japanese Cedar )
‘ Elegans ’ is a compact , slow , pyramidal to columnar coniferous tree with slightly pendulous branches and ruby peel off barque . Bluish green , 1 column inch long leaves occasionally turn bronzy - chocolate-brown in wintertime . make brownish distaff cones , each containing 3 to 5 seeds . develop 20 - 30 foot tall with like spread . Often used as a improbable screen , down avenues or as a background for other plantings ....