Nageia nagi Large Shrubs and the lustrous dark green

and the lustrous dark green summer leaves close the year with a striking turn to golden-orange and bronze

reproducing aggressively by seed and by sprouts from roots and cut stumps

and a settled clump is as close to trouble-free as a perennial comes

Salt tolerant

Nageia nagi Large Shrubs and the lustrous dark greenThere is something almost meditative about Nageia nagi. Named from the Japanese word nagi, meaning both calm and to mow down one's troubles, this ancient conifer carries a quiet gravitas few trees can match. At the Nyakuoji Shrine in Kyoto a sacred nagi tree has stood for centuries, believed to cut through hardship and leave peace in its wake, and sprigs of nagi have long passed between lovers as a token of steadfast devotion, the leaves too tough and