It is sometimes listed as the cultivar 'Elegans,' but it's really a collection of cultivars that, although they differ slightly in color and size, all have the same general appearance.

What: Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Group is a selection with juvenile foliage, which is more needle-like and softer, hence the common name Japanese plume cedar. The foliage is green in summer and ...

Very similar, but on a smaller scale, the dwarf form Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans compacta’ boasts equally attractive purple winter plumage, while maturing at only 10 feet tall.