Bring year-round elegance and vibrant evergreen color to your landscape with Gyokuryu Japanese Cedar, also known as the Emerald Dragon. This Cryptomeria japonica ‘Gyokuryu’ cultivar features dense emerald-green foliage and a refined pyramidal shape that maintains its rich color throughout winter without bronzing.

Its naturally symmetrical form and compact growth habit make it ideal for foundation plantings, privacy screens, specimen gardens, mixed borders, and Asian-inspired landscapes. The soft, feathery foliage adds texture and structure in every season.

Hardy and adaptable, this evergreen conifer is easy to maintain and ships established in a 2 gallon nursery pot, ready to thrive in your garden.

• 1 live Gyokuryu Japanese Cedar
• 2 gallon pot plant
• Compact evergreen conifer
• Healthy, rooted landscape plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gyokuryu Japanese Cedar
• Botanical Name: Cryptomeria japonica ‘Gyokuryu’
• Also Known As: Emerald Dragon Cryptomeria
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer tree
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining, slightly acidic soil
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: Approximately 6–10 feet in 10 years
• Mature Width: Approximately 3–5 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in a location with good drainage and provide regular water during establishment. Full sun encourages the densest growth and richest emerald-green foliage color.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.