HEIGHT 65–100 ft (20–30 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE Japan
An attractive ornamental, this tree is sacred in Japan. Its wood is water-resistant. BARK Red-brown, thick, soft, and stringy. LEAF Brown scale leaves on stem; fleshy needles in clusters of 10–30 at shoot nodes, glossy green above. FLOWER Males: yellow, in dense clusters; females: oval, green, solitary. FRUIT Fragile cone, ripens to brown; orange-brown seeds.
