Cryptomeria japonica Twinkle Toes Impatiens The fast growing Omeo gum
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
The fast growing Omeo gum (30' tall in 10 years) has lovely
heavily speckled stems
Each leaf is then "tattooed" with the outline of a dark green maple leaf in the center
abnormally thick stems and foliage
The 11" tall stalks are topped with three greyish leaves
Cryptomeria japonica Twinkle Toes Impatiens The fast growing Omeo gumCryptomeria japonica 'Twinkle Toes' is a recent Iseli Nursery introduction of a fabulous sport of the dwarf Cryptomeria 'Tansu' with creamy yellow speckled new foliage in spring, aging to solid green. In form, Cryptomeria 'Twinkle Toes' makes an irregular 3' tall x 5' wide (20 years) evergreen mound. Cryptomerias are fine in most garden soils, except for extremes in both drought and moisture.