National Museum of Natural History | January 2020
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Chinese plumb yew (Cephalotaxus fortunei)
It was very nice to see two interesting conifers planted on the west side of the Museum. The Chinese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus fortunei - native to China and northern Myanmar and the Umbrella Pine - Sciadopitys verticillata - native to Japan. In both cases the close-ups show the preformed pollen cones that will expand and release their pollen in a few months.
Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)