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Other cultivars/species:
This
family contains only this single species |
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Extra notes
and interesting information:
 Grows from 100-120
ft. in its native Japan where the largest and oldest tree can be
found in the town of Nodagawa, Kyoto, where it has been
worshipped locally since 1310.
Can
be thinned for a bonsai effect.
Extremely
slow growing at about 6” per year.
Distinctive
orange to reddish brown bark peels.
Although
this species is named as a pine, it is actually not in the
family Pinaceae but belongs to a family all its own:
Sciadopityaceae. S. verticillata is thought by some to be a
distant relative to the family Podocarpaceae. |
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References:
Brenzel, Kathleen Norris, Ed. 2001. 'Sunset Western Garden
Book', 7th ed. Sunset Publishing Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.
Dirr, Michael
A. 1997. Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs. Timber Press, Portland,
OR.
Gymnosperm Database
Garden Bed |
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at
a glance:
Common Name:
Umbrella Pine
Plant type:
Evergreen tree
Family:
Sciadopityaceae
Height/Spread:
25-40ft. tall and
25-30 ft. wide in western U.S. gardens.
Leaves:
Needles grow 3-6 in.
long, are glossy dark green, and grow in whorls of 20-30, resembling
the spokes of an umbrella (verticillata is Latin for umbrella).
Flowers:
Woody cones appear
in older trees and may grow to be 3-5 in. long
Disease/pests: Beware
of mites in hot, dry weather.
Conditions:
Prefers rich,
well-drained, neutral or slightly acid soil. Tolerates some shade but
prefers an open position in full sun.
Natural Range:
Japan
Hardiness: Zones (Sunset) 4-9,
14-24
Location:
Near steps to the
East Patio (just east of the frog). |
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