Basisdaten
description:
The Sciadopitys comes from Japan and is with us a popular tree for the front and back gardens.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Sciadopitys verticillata
other name:
Koyamaki
family:
Sciadopityaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 30 m (99 ft)
needle:
The needles are green, up to 15 cm long and adhere radially on the branch.
fruit:
The cones are up to 10 cm (7.9 in) long and brown.
bark:
The bark is first yellow-brown and smooth, later brown and rough.
root:
shallow-rooting
location:
sun to half-shade
soil:
sandy to loamy strong
ph value:
acidic to neutral
stature:
The Sciadopitys grows conical and is branched to the ground.