The Japanese umbrella pine against the late-day winter sky. Although Sciadopitys may reach 100 feet tall in the cool cloud forests of its native central Japan, in a North American garden it is ...

Officials at the historic port city Hakodate were left red faced after about 900 umbrellas left for visitors vanished. Umbrella heist dampens Japanese city’s spirit Home Page ...

Umbrella heist dampens Japanese city’s spirits. Visitors and locals alike could pick up one of about 1,000 transparent umbrellas ...

What: The thick, dark green needles of Sciadopitys verticillata are held like the ribs of an umbrella around its stems, giving it a unique appearance. It is very slow-growing and columnar in shape ...