What: Umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata). This magnificent tree is not a pine at all, and is so unique that it is the only member of its family and genus. Native to Japan, it should not be ...

Finding evergreen trees that won't outgrow a small yard, or need a ton of shaping is a challenge. But this ancient, ...

One of the most beautiful evergreens for the winter garden is the Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), a slow-growing specimen that always attracts attention. It is an elegant conifer ...

Dear Sue: I have what I think is an umbrella pine tree, for the last three years. It is about 2 feet high. I know it grows slowly, but it seemed healthy when fall arrived. But now, in January, the ...

We buy live Christmas trees with the best of intentions, promising ourselves to plant them in the garden as soon as the holidays are over. But resolve has a way of fading like resolutions after ...

Rome may be known as the Eternal City, but its famed umbrella pine trees could soon face extinction. Rome has been sacked by the Gauls, the Visigoths and the Normans (to name just a few), but this ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is part of a guide to Rome from FT Globetrotter Pinus pinea, also known as stone pine or Roman ...

A quintessential part of Rome’s skyline is at risk of being wiped out. Umbrella pine trees, which make up half of the city’s surface, are being eaten away by parasitic bugs known as pine tortoise ...

While an invasive insect bears much of the blame for endangering a beloved symbol of Rome, critics are also pointing the finger at city government. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The ...