Scientific Name:
Sciadopitys verticillata
Pronunciation:
sigh-uh-DOP-ih-tiss vur-tiss-ih-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
Japanese umbrella pine
Family Name:
Sciadopityaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Stem leaves brown, scale-like, spirally arranged on twigs/crowded at tips, 1-3mm long, branchlet leaves in whorls of 20-30 (like umbrella spokes), linear, flattened, 6-13cm long x 2-3mm wide x 1mm thick, dark green above with 2 whitish stomatal bands below; pollen cones 3-8mm long, in clusters; seed cones ovoid, most 5-8cm long x 3-6cm wide; scales 15-40 per cone; seeds 5-9 per scale, 8-12mm long with narrow wing. Conifers.org
Habit:
Horizontal
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves are likely modified stems called cladodes
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Stringy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Orange, Brown
Organ Modifications:
cladodes, arbuscular mycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
sheltered from winter winds
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North