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The Japanese Umbrella Pine grow to a height of 20 to 30 feet. The bark is an orangish to reddish brown, and is torn in long shreds. The leaves are dark green and shiny above, staying on for about three years. There are two kinds of leaves, some are small and scale-like, crowded at the end, and having in the axils a whorl of 20 to 30 flat leaves, each 2 to 5 inches long. The cones are oval, 2 to 4 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide, with scales that have broad curved back margins. They are green at first, and ripen to brown the second year. It is a very slow growing tree, about six inches per year. The needles rotate around the stem, giving an 'umbrella' effect.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 12 Jun 2003.