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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...