You are the only single seeded conifer present in the northern hemisphere.

Stranded around 230 million years ago, constant pressure on your numbers has squeezed you out of almost every niche, until, in the present day, you are found only on the islands of Japan.

You are a ‘living fossil’.

On the other hand, you are one of the five sacred trees of Japan, you are planted in temple gardens and palaces, and your slow growing, very dense wood is highly prized. So, not all bad.