Nageia nagi Large Shrubs and a settled clump is

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

deep blue berries that gleam against the pale striping

over glossy dark green leathery leaves in whorls of three

and pair with other native small trees and shrubs at a woodland edge

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

Nageia nagi Large Shrubs and a settled clump isThere 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