Sciadopitys verticillata seed

LATIN NAME: Sciadopitys verticillata

COMMON NAME: Umbrella Pine

The umbrella pine is the living fossil of the old forest, and the whorls of the dark, strap-like leaves crown the straight trunk. The slow-growing, coniferous, evergreen tree carries the whorls of the long, dark-green, strap-like leaves at the ends of the branches and the small, oblong cones through the warm season, one of the fine, ancient sights of the cool garden. The tree has a very long history, reaching back to the time of the dinosaurs, and it is a fine, historic presence of the study collection. It is a tree of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The umbrella pine is an ancient subject of the plant science, and the strap-like leaves keep showing up in the work on the living fossils. The genetics of the tree, which has come down almost unchanged since the age of the dinosaurs, have been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the ancient conifers, the living-fossil trees and the single species of its family. The whorls of the strap-like leaves and the straight, slow habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the umbrella pine is a regular subject of the work on the ancient conifers of the world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The umbrella pine is a fine, ancient tree of the cool garden and the study collection. The whorls of the long, dark-green, strap-like leaves crown the straight trunk, one of the fine, sculptural sights of the conifer garden, and the tree carries the deep, green structure through the year. The timber is fine-grained and has been worked into the small, precious objects of the old craft, and the tree is one of the fine choices for the specimen planting, the conifer collection and the long-term garden. It has been written about in the botanical and the horticultural papers for the ancient line and the sculptural whorls, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained garden.

The umbrella pine is one of the living-fossil conifers, and the fine-grained timber has worked into the small objects of the old craft. The whorls crown the straight trunk through the year.

To grow the umbrella pine from seed, sow the small, brown seeds a centimetre down in trays of fine, free-draining soil, keep the trays in a cool, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks and grow on slowly but steadily. With the sun or the light shade and the deep, moist ground, the green whorls will crown the trunk in the years ahead.

Sciadopitys verticillata：

Botanical Name: SCIADOPITYS verticillata
Family: TAXODIACEAE
Genus: SCIADOPITYS
Species: verticillata
Common Name: Umbrella Pine, Japanese Umbrella Pine, Koyamaki
Growing Info
Scarification: Soak in water for 12 to 24 hours
Stratification: Warm stratification at 63 to 70F for 3 months or cold strat. for 3 months at 32 to 50F have been recommended. A combination of the two may be required
Germination: sow seed 1/4″ deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed