Japanese Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopityaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
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This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
30–70 ft
Spread
19 ft
Growth Rate
Medium
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
High
Hardiness
Zone Zones 5a–8b
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
Japan
Diseases (8)
Endocronartium harknessii Western Gall Rust Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Lophodermium spp. Lophodermium Needle Cast Lophodermella concolor Lophodermella Needle Cast Elytroderma deformans Elytroderma Needle Cast Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Pests (13)
Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid Dioryctria spp. Coneworm Pine Aphid Pissodes strobi White pine weevil Tetranychidae Spider mite Synanthedon sequoiae Sequoia pitch moth Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale Pine Butterfly Coloradia pandora Pandora moth Dendroctonus ponderosae Mountain pine beetle Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth
Cultivars (4)
'Gruene Kugel'
Common name: Gruene Kugel Japanese Umbrella Pine; Mature height: 4 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
'Joe Kozey'
Common name: Joe Kozey Japanese Umbrella Pine; Mature height: 20 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
'Mecki'
Common name: Mecki Japanese Umbrella Pine; Mature height: 5 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 6
'Winter Green'
Common name: Winter Green Japanese Umbrella Pine; Mature height: 30–70 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4