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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.
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Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy: Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine): A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed rootsYoung spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine
Stone pine in Brissago, on Lake Maggiore, Switzerland. The stone pine is a coniferous evergreen tree that can exceed 25 metres (80 feet) in height, but 12–20 m (40–65 ft) is more typical. In youth, it is a bushy globe, in mid-age an umbrella canopy on a thick trunk, and, in maturity, a broad and flat crown over 8 m (26 ft) in width. [2]
Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus densiflora: Japanese red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus devoniana: Michoacán pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus douglasiana: Douglas pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus durangensis: Durango pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus echinata: shortleaf pine Pinaceae (pine family) 110 Pinus edulis: pinyon; Colorado pinyon ...
Pinus densiflora, also called the Japanese red pine, [3] the Japanese pine, [4] or Korean red pine, [5] is a species of pine tree native to East Asia and Siberia. In China, the plant is known as 赤松 ( pinyin : chì sōng, literally "red pine").
In 1708, this restriction was revised to include the Hinoki cypress, the Sawara cypress, the umbrella-pine, and the hiba. The Japanese thuja was added to this protected group in 1718. [1] This protection did not prevent the forests from being ruined. [1] The punishment for cutting down a tree during the Edo period was decapitation.
Pinus pumila, commonly known as the Siberian dwarf pine, dwarf Siberian pine, [1] [3] dwarf stone pine, [1] Japanese stone pine, [3] or creeping pine, [4] is a tree in the family Pinaceae native to northeastern Asia and the Japanese isles. It shares the common name creeping pine with several other plants.