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Sciadopitys verticillata
Also called Japanese umbrella-pine, Umbrella Pine, Japanese Table Pine, Parasol Pine
Koyamaki is a slow-growing evergreen conifer from Japan and the sole living species of its genus and family, a living fossil. Grow it in cool, moist, sheltered conditions with acidic, well-drained soil and some shade from hot afternoon sun.
Sciadopitys verticillata, the kōyamaki or Japanese umbrella-pine, is a unique conifer endemic to Japan. It is the sole living member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys, a living fossil with no close relatives. The oldest fossils of Sciadopitys are from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, and the genus was widespread in Laurasia during most of the Cenozoic, especially in Europe until the Pliocene. A European relative of this species may have been the primary source of Baltic amber, according to some studies.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sciadopitys verticillata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
