KOYA MAKI ENDEMIC SPECIES

Uh, what do you mean? Well that the Sciadopitys verticillata is a tree that originally only occurs in a certain place (native) and has not spread. In this case, this species is only found in Japan. In this case, this species is only found in Japan. Koya maki is the Japanese name for the umbrella pine, not to be confused with the Pinus pinea, which also bears that name. Koya is a mountain in Japan. Sushi lovers will recognize ‘maki’; that means ‘rolled’, in Latin ‘verticillata’ (= whirled around). No doubt this refers to the whorl of needles around the terminal bud of a growth shoot. Sciadopitys, on the other hand, has a Greek origin: sciados means ‘parasol’ and pitys is ‘pine’. Four branches of this tree are symbolically incorporated into the crest of the Japanese Imperial Family.

Sciadopitys verticillata

As described above, the parasol shape can be recognized by the thick needles that are grouped in a whorl around the terminal bud of a shoot. The slow growth makes the plant suitable for virtually every garden We still have them available in both C3 and C5.