Hi, Here few pics of the very special Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata akebono' Here is a link that might be useful: Cristata Akebono

is this your first crypto ??? i bought one at bigbox... decades ago .. and the first winter damaged it.. and the third winter took it out ... bigbox should have never sold it in MI .... im z5 .. are you sure about your z6?? the reason i mention it.. is your description of snow and ice load ... ken

Very beautiful when responding to a sheltered planting site but often a bit rough looking when conditions aren't as favorable. Otherwise I've noticed specimens at the larger and older end of the scale for our area starting to green out, unfortunately. This is a recurring phenomenon with yellow foliage forms of cypress family conifers, with those comparative few that remain instead fully colored standing out for doing this.

I have a cryptomeria japonica tansu. i want to bonsai it, what month can i do this