Cryptomeria japon 'Sekkan Sugi' (japenese cedar)Cryptomeria japonica Sekkansugi is a goldtipped Japanese cedar prized for its creamyyellow new growth, elegant conical form, and yearround color shifts. Its one of the most distinctive Cryptomeria cultivars, widely grown as a specimen tree in temperate landscapes. Creamy yellow to almost white new growth in spring and early summer Color fades to green in summer, then often bronzes in winter Soft, awlshaped needles on semipendulous branches Conical,