Nageia nagi Large Shrubs tumbling over a stone wall

tumbling over a stone wall

deep blue berries that gleam against the pale striping

fragrant white flowers tinged faintly with pink break from purplish buds along the bare grey wood

over glossy dark green leathery leaves in whorls of three

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

Nageia nagi Large Shrubs tumbling over a stone wallThere 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