Sciadotpitys Verticilliata (Japanese Umbrella Pine)

Joined
Mar 13, 2019
Messages
2
Reaction score
3
Country
United Kingdom
Hi, Can somebody tell me what is wrong with my tree please? It is very small and in a pot. I got it last year from a garden centre. All was well at first but late last summer I noticed that there was a lot of yellowing of the needle like leaves to the point where there is hardly any green left. The plant is outside getting afternoon sun and got the odd drink of water from me as it was very dry last year. My other plants in pots are doing well so it isn't due to lack of water. I would love to hear from anybody with a possible
1-DSCF1581.JPG
reason and solution to the problem. Thank you.
 
Joined
Dec 23, 2018
Messages
241
Reaction score
163
Location
Detroit
Hardiness Zone
6b
Country
United States
Looks sunburned. They hate dry conditions and higher pH. Those stones look like limestone. If so, try to find some stones that are lower pH or use pine bark as a topping and avoid hot conditions with east sun if you can.
 
Joined
Mar 13, 2019
Messages
2
Reaction score
3
Country
United Kingdom
Thank you Treeguy. I thought this plant liked full sun. I moved it away from full sun a few weeks ago although not much chance of getting sunburned at the moment. Not sure what type of stones they are but I will take your advice and remove them and put some bark on the top instead. I used ordinary multi purpose compost when potting the plant into the container shown. Fingers crossed it will pick up soon. Thank you again.
 
Joined
Aug 10, 2021
Messages
4,223
Reaction score
1,493
Location
California
Country
United States
The Koyamaki or Japanese Umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) is a most distinctive conifer, endemic to Japan and currently placed in its own monotypic family, Sciadopityaceae.
Leaving such a tree in a small pot is not possible long-term, without yearly root-pruning and otherwise frequent attention. That is how bonsai are kept in containers for centuries. For that matter, Sciadopitys is an infrequent bonsai subject, despite being native to Japan.
Investigate the soil and drainage conditions of that pot, and consider repotting it into a larger pot. Eventually it will need to go into the ground, but as they are slow growing you should be able to keep int in some type of container for at least a few years. In any case, be sure to always give it regular water bot good drainage.
 

Members online

No members online now.

Forum statistics

Threads
27,864
Messages
264,566
Members
14,595
Latest member
Liv

Latest Threads

Top