Also can be grown as a bonsai plant. A conical, coniferous tree with smooth reddish purple bark. Pointed, blue gray leaves arranged in dense sprays. Popular container or background plant. A hardy landscape tree with dark red bark that becomes gray and scaly with age.
Aromatic shoots bear yellow-green leaves that turn yellow in autumn.
Very ornamental plant. Also can be grown as a bonsai plant. It develops a brownish tint in winter in the north and is sometimes used in windbreaks or screens. The fruit is a blue berry on female trees and is ornamental when produced in quantity. Fragrant wood used to make pencils and furniture.