Cryptomeria - Cryptomeria japonica
Native of Japan and China. Cryptomeria is popular in Japan as an ornamental and as a bonsai. Although it is called the Japanese cedar, it is not a true cedar (Cedrus). It has blue-green foliage and peeling red bark. It has small needles 3/4 inch or smaller. The foliage will become bronzed during the winter but greens up again in spring.