{"id":244,"date":"2025-09-25T18:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:11","slug":"japanese-umbrella-pine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/japanese-umbrella-pine\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Umbrella Pine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Sciadopitys verticillata<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The Japanese umbrella pine is a coniferous tree endemic to Japan and the only surviving species in the genus Sciadopitys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese umbrella pine can be found on the Magnolia Trail opposite the dawn redwood tree. It\u2019s situated right next to where Hadwen\u2019s house would have originally stood.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-umbrella-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Umbrella Pine Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-umbrella-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-umbrella-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-umbrella-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-umbrella-pine-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-490634115a7a039ebb4f453afd7c52e0 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">The Japanese umbrella pine was first recorded in a 1971 Clark University assessment of the property. Whilst we don\u2019t have records of Hadwen planting any, it\u2019s been documented consistently on the property since the 1970s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese umbrella pine is a coniferous tree in the family Sciadopityaceae endemic to Japan. It is the only living species in the genus Sciadopitys. This evergreen tree is slow-growing but typically can reach up to 25\u201370 feet (7\u201321 meters) in height. The reddish bark is shredded in texture. The tree features dense foliage consisting of dark green \u201cneedles\u201d arranged in whorls which are made of stem tissue despite functioning as leaves. The cones of the Japanese umbrella pine have flat scales which open to release seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese umbrella pine prefers rich, well-drained soils and is intolerant to shade and pollution. The wood of the Japanese umbrella pine is not often used for lumber due to the tree\u2019s slow growth rate, but the tree is often used in landscaping as an ornamental due to its unique appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sciadopitys verticillata The Japanese umbrella pine is a coniferous tree endemic to Japan and the only surviving species in the genus Sciadopitys. Location The Japanese umbrella pine can be found on the Magnolia Trail opposite the dawn redwood tree. It\u2019s situated right next to where Hadwen\u2019s house would have originally stood. 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