Cryptomeria japonica ‘Champagne’ is a lovely, but little-known selection of Japanese cedar. This gem was discovered by David Parks of Camellia Forest Nursery at the now defunct, Yadkin Valley Nursery in Yadkinville, NC, as a dwarf sport of Cryptomeria ‘Knaptonensis’. It was later named by Brie Arthur, and introduce by Camellia Forest Nursery. Our 9 year old plant is now 3′ tall x 6′ wide. We’d be glad to propagate a few if anyone would be interested.
This is a really neat plant that would look good in the front of our house. Can it handle our summers/sun? From the picture yours looks to be in full sun. I’m always nervous handling the “rare” ones for fear I’ll helicopter it and ultimately kill it.
Our plant is growing in a full sun, open field.
I Am interested in one
How would one go about getting a propagated one from you? Thanks!
These will be ready for our early August on-line catalog, so about 14 weeks away.
Thank you! Will there be additional conifers in that sale?
I don’t recall adding any others.
I will purchase one. I have a Cryptomeria that looks very similar to ‘Champagne’ that Tom Cox gave me. He had several plants that he received from France or Hungary. The one that I have had a tag that identified it as #1 from Japan. There were a couple of other standouts in the same shipment between ‘Rasen Variegated’ and ‘Kyara Gold’ .
‘Radeon Variegated’ sounds like an awesome plant