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Japanese cornelian cherry dogwood

Cornus officinalis
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis berries berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves and berry leaves and berry
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Cornelian Dogwood

Cornus officinalis
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis berries berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves and berry leaves and berry
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei
Form Form Form Form Flowers Flowers bark bark Bark Bark Leaf closeup Leaf closeup
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Creeper

Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata Climber growing on a wall. Climber growing on a wall. Fall Color Leaf Fall Color Leaf Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata Parthenocissus tricuspidata
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica
Form Form Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Seed Cones Seed Cones Pollen Cones Pollen Cones Bark Bark Fallen tree Fallen tree
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Dappled Willow

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'
Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' Trimmed Form Trimmed Form

Japanese Dogwood

Cornus kousa
Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Emperor Oak

Quercus dentata
Form Form Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Female flowers Female flowers Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Hanging yellow male catkins Hanging yellow male catkins
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus' Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus' Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei pink capsules open and showing red berries pink capsules open and showing red berries Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese False-cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese False-cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Tsukumo'

Japanese Fantail Willow

Salix udensis 'Sekka'
Salix sachhalinensis 'Sekka' Salix sachhalinensis 'Sekka' Salix sachhalinensis 'Sekka' Salix sachhalinensis 'Sekka'

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica
Large multi-stemmed shrubs with terminal flower stalks Large multi-stemmed shrubs with terminal flower stalks Large shrub with coarse, palmately lobed leaves Large shrub with coarse, palmately lobed leaves Compound umbel flower stalk. Flowers white. Compound umbel flower stalk. Flowers white. Compound umbel flower stalk. Flowers white. Compound umbel flower stalk. Flowers white. Large, palmately lobed leaf. Large, palmately lobed leaf. Close-up of white flowers in an umbel Close-up of white flowers in an umbel
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Fiber Banana

Musa basjoo
Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Musa Basjoo Musa Basjoo

Japanese Fir

Abies firma
Coniferous habit of a mature tree Coniferous habit of a mature tree Closeup of short flat green Closeup of short flat green Light green young cones pointing downwards on stems Light green young cones pointing downwards on stems Underside of flat needles showing brown stem. Underside of flat needles showing brown stem. Light green flat needles on new stem Light green flat needles on new stem Opposite stems on a branch Opposite stems on a branch

Japanese Flag

Iris ensata
Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata 'Anytus' flower in summer in Moore County Iris ensata 'Anytus' flower in summer in Moore County Form Form Form Form
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Apricot

Prunus mume
Prunus mume Prunus mume Stamens or thin white filaments tipped with yellow anthers Stamens or thin white filaments tipped with yellow anthers Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Fruit Fruit
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Ukon'
Form in fall Form in fall Flowers Flowers Leaf Leaf

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus x subhirtella
Flowers of 'Autumnalis' Flowers of 'Autumnalis' Form Form Leaves Leaves Flower of 'yedoensis' Flower of 'yedoensis' Leaves Leaves Back of leaf Back of leaf
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Flowers on a branch Flowers on a branch Close up of flower Close up of flower

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus x yedoensis
Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Form Prunus x yedoensis Form Tree Line Tree Line Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata
'Kwanzan' Form and full bloom 'Kwanzan' Form and full bloom Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata double white flowers with pink tinges with stipules double white flowers with pink tinges with stipules Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'
Cluster of white flowers Cluster of white flowers Green leaves Green leaves

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula'
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Flower closeup Flower closeup Leaves Leaves Branches and buds Branches and buds Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula' Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula'

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus 'Kanzan'
Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in bloom Form not in bloom Form not in bloom Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves and blooms Leaves and blooms Leaves in fall Leaves in fall

Japanese Flowering Cherry 'Akebono'

Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
Form in July in Oakdale, New York Form in July in Oakdale, New York Leaves in July in Oakdale, New York Leaves in July in Oakdale, New York Bark in July in Oakdale, New York Bark in July in Oakdale, New York

Japanese Flowering Plum

Prunus mume
Prunus mume Prunus mume Stamens or thin white filaments tipped with yellow anthers Stamens or thin white filaments tipped with yellow anthers Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Prunus mume Fruit Fruit
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles japonica
Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica flowers and stems JCRA Chaenomeles japonica flowers and stems JCRA Early Spring Wake County NC JCRA Early Spring Wake County NC JCRA
1 Cultivar/Variety

Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra
Hakonechloa macra form Hakonechloa macra form Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Stripe it Rich'
Form Form

Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Samurai'
Form Form Leaves Leaves

Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens
Juniperus procumbens 'Kishiogima' Juniperus procumbens 'Kishiogima' Juniperus procumbens Juniperus procumbens Juniperus-procumbens 'Kishiogima' Juniperus-procumbens 'Kishiogima' Juniperus procumbens Form Juniperus procumbens Form Form Form 'Nana' Form Close-up 'Nana' Form Close-up
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Ginger

Zingiber mioga
Form Form Flower Flower Edible flower buds Edible flower buds Stem and leaves Stem and leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Grass

Microstegium vimineum
Form Form Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaves Leaves

Japanese Gray Birch

Betula grossa
Betula grossa close up Betula grossa close up Betula grossa foliage Betula grossa foliage Betula grossa Betula grossa Betula grossa tree Betula grossa tree Close up of young bark Close up of young bark Mature bark Mature bark

Japanese Gray Birch

Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks

Japanese hackberry

Celtis sinensis
Form Form Opposite leaves on a zig zag stem Opposite leaves on a zig zag stem Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Dark brown trunk and branches Dark brown trunk and branches Immature green drupes Immature green drupes
1 Cultivar/Variety

Japanese Holly

Cyrtomium falcatum
Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
Upright, fastigiate evergreen with fine, green foliage. Upright, fastigiate evergreen with fine, green foliage. Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' New growth form New growth form Leafy shoots with small, fine crenate leaves Leafy shoots with small, fine crenate leaves

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata Glow Pop® 'NCIC1'
Small shrub with green to golden leaves Small shrub with green to golden leaves Small yellow leaves with a pop of bronze on the new growth Small yellow leaves with a pop of bronze on the new growth Grouping of small green to golden shrubs with a uniform habit Grouping of small green to golden shrubs with a uniform habit

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata Ilex crenata Ilex crenata 'Helleri' Ilex crenata 'Helleri' Ilex crenata 'Helleri' Form Ilex crenata 'Helleri' Form Ilex crenata Ilex crenata Ilex crenata Ilex crenata Ilex crenata Ilex crenata
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Stokes'

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata Glow Stick® 'NCIC2'
Medium-sized shrub, columnar habit, with green to golden leaves Medium-sized shrub, columnar habit, with green to golden leaves Green to gold foliage Green to gold foliage

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum
Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum Cyrtomium falcatum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei
Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei Cyrtomium fortunei

Japanese Honewort

Cryptotaenia japonica
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