Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopityaceae
Other names
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Growth habit
Tree
Native distribution
Central & Southwestern Japan
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Cornell Botanic Gardens,
Description
Tree reaching 20' to 30' in height and 15' to 20' in width (can attain 60' to 90' in height). Compact,spire-like, broadly pyramidal tree in youth, with a straight stem and horizontal branches spreading inwhorls, stiff and twiggy, the young branchlets with the leaves crowded at the ends. With age the branchesbecome more pendulous and spreading, and the whole habit more loose.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
notable texture, foliage characteristics