{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-lemonade","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Lemonade'","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA small, slow Japanese cedar that flushes the color of cold lemonade in spring — pale, almost translucent yellow — and settles into soft chartreuse through the summer. The foliage is juvenile throughout, fine and feathery rather than the awl-shaped scale of mature \u003cem\u003eCryptomeria\u003c\/em\u003e, which gives the whole plant a softer presence than you'd expect of a conifer. Texture you can run a hand through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e'Lemonade' is dwarf, or close enough to it. Habit is upright and gently conical, building slowly to something in the 4 to 6 foot range over many years, with a narrow footprint that suits smaller gardens, foundation plantings, and the kind of mixed conifer composition where one plant needs to carry the light. Site it where afternoon sun won't bleach the new growth — part shade holds the color longest, though a few hours of morning sun seem to deepen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOur stock traces back to the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, where 'Lemonade' has been growing since 2014. We took cuttings from accessioned material there, which is the kind of provenance we trust: documented, observed over years in a real southeastern climate. Still uncommon in the trade. Worth knowing about before everyone else does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePairs unexpectedly well with darker-leaved companions — \u003cem\u003eLoropetalum\u003c\/em\u003e, black mondo, a deep-green camellia behind it — where the spring flush reads almost luminous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44901124178035,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Arboretum3.28.25-147.jpg?v=1777308451","url":"https:\/\/woodlanders.net\/products\/cryptomeria-japonica-lemonade","provider":"Woodlanders","version":"1.0","type":"link"}