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Definition of Japanese umbrella pine

1. Noun. Tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Umbrella Pine

Literary usage of Japanese umbrella pine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"The extraordinary and interesting tree called the Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) is associated with the Sequoias by some botanists; ..."

2. The New Gardening: A Guide to the Most Recent Developments in the Culture of by Walter Page Wright (1913)
"... Chinese Golden Larch ; and Sciadopitys verticillata, the Japanese Umbrella Pine, are three interesting kinds which might be added to a large collection. ..."

3. Studies of Trees by Jacob Joshua Levison (1914)
"Blue spruce Extremely hardy; forms a (Picea pungens) perfect specimen plant for the lawn. 20. Japanese umbrella pine Very hardy; retains a com- (Sciadopitys ..."

4. British and Garden Botany: Consisting of Descriptions of the Flowering by Leo Hartley Grindon (1864)
"... such as the Cryptome'ria Japon'ica (a tree that does badly on lime, but excellently on new-red-sandstone) and the Japanese Umbrella-pine, ..."

5. By Nippon's Lotus Ponds: Pen Pictures of Real Japan by Matthias Klein (1914)
"... a large panelled crimson screen, splashed with gold, on which in rich colours a gnarly, coarse-barked Japanese umbrella pine is sketched in bold relief. ..."

6. The Garden at Home by Harry Higgott Thomas (1912)
"... the Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), with deep green, needle-like foliage; the tall, columnar Libocedrus decurrens, somewhat funereal ..."

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