cryptomeria

/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə) /

a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae

Word Origin for cryptomeria

C19: from New Latin, from crypto- + Greek meros part; so called because the seeds are hidden by scales

The cryptomeria at one of the shrines I visited were of great age.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
In the cryptomeria forests there was a variety which, when cut, sprouts from the ground and makes a new growth like an elm.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
We have seen nothing to compare, in uniformity and distance, with the two rows of cryptomeria at and below Nikko.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray
Moreover, on his body grows moss, together with the fir and the cryptomeria of the forest.

Japanese Fairy Tales |Grace James

Retinospora squarrosa and Cryptomeria elegans turn bronzy red in winter.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens |Ernest Thomas Cook