Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata'

('Sekka-sugi' - often incorrectly spelled 'Sekkan-sugi') Conical, narrow, slow-growing, contorted, forming large cockscombs. Introduced to Europe from Yokohama nurseries in 1900.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Pinopsida
order     Pinales
family      Taxodiaceae
genus       Cryptomeria D.Don
species        Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don