Japanese black pines have been planted along the length of the beach to prevent erosion.

The Japanese black pines, which are planted along the coastline, serve as a protective wall against sand and wind.

Once the buildings are gone, more volunteers will remove non-native plants, like the Japanese black pines that screen the compound from the road.

Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range.

The nursery had been shipping about 30,000 Japanese black pines annually to Long Island in recent years.

A consistent exception to this dwarfing of tree species is the Japanese Black Pine.

On Long Island the pine-wood nematode has devastated Japanese black pines.

On Long Island, another beetle is killing off Japanese black pines that were planted in great profusion.

The primary cause of death among the Japanese black pines has been a source of disagreement among foresters and plant pathologists.

We chose Rugosa roses, Japanese black pines, juniper and a crab apple."

"I don't think we have a good substitute tree, and I suspect that private nursery companies will continue to sell the Japanese black pines," she said.

"The Japanese black pines are in demand and there are not enough around," Mr. Gettinger said.

In the place of the Japanese black pines, one suggested alternative is the Eastern red cedar, Mr. Sinclair said.

The Japanese Black Pine.

The white pines have been selling this year, but will not replace the Japanese black pines, Mr. Weller said.

The Japanese black pines grow about one foot each year, and on Long Island average 35 feet, Mr. Weller said.

Seven giant Japanese black pines in my garden fell victim to the lethal black turpentine beetle epidemic ravaging Long Island.

"A common-sense approach tells us that survival is poor, and consequently, we should not be shipping the Japanese black pines to Long Island for reforestation," he said.

Pitch pines bear a close resemblance to the Japanese black pines, but with paler foliage, and they are not as appealing, Ms. Daughtrey said.

The Japanese black pines, long-needled rich dark green conifers, were originally planted on Long Island because of their great salt tolerance, Mr. Weller said.

Through the basement you enter the James Irvine Garden, a lush and serene oasis of heavenly bamboo, Japanese black pines and golden rain trees.

Crown Prince Hirohito visited the shrine in 1914, and a Japanese Black Pine was planted next to the Honden to commemorate the visit.

It is closely related to Japanese Black Pine (P. thunbergii), differing from it in the slenderer leaves, brown (not white) buds and broader cones.

"We are continuing to sell the Japanese black pines," said Steven Dubner, president of Steven Dubner Landscaping in Dix Hills.

The autumn olives have joined the dead Japanese black pines along the Robert Moses State Parkway and other roadways, and pin oaks and hemlocks are suffering, too.

Young, healthy Japanese pines were planted here because they were supposedly "hardy."

Enveloped by Japanese pines and maples, it is picture-perfect all year round.

Weldon grabbed at her arm, but she shook free and headed for the Japanese pines back of the cottage.

Their favorite trees are Scots pine, Red pine, Jack pine, and Japanese pines.

The house is perched on a hillside overlooking Richmondtown, S.I.; the site, three-quarters of an acre, is planted with Japanese pines.

The Arboretum features over 40 species of mature trees including Japanese pines, Mediterranean cedars, redwoods, and other trees native to the Pacific Northwest.

Designed by landscape architect Shogo Myaida, the garden combines native and Japanese plants including Japanese pines, Colorado blue spruce, maples, azaleas, and false cypress.

"Edie thinks it's thriving because it can't get that disease up here," Ham said, referring to the fungus-ridden Japanese turpentine beetle that has hit Japanese pines in the East.

The Japanese Black Pine is also known as the Japanese Pine, Black Pine, and (in Japanese language) Kuromatsu (黒松).

He shoveled down the egg and bread standing at the kitchen window, watching the gray-shingled houses across the street melt from the darkness, shadowy clumps resolving into thickets of bayberry and sheep laurel, a picket line of Japanese pines beyond them.

On this day, it was utterly deserted, a milelong stretch of white sand bordered by high dunes and maritime forest, a tough-looking expanse of gnarled Japanese pines, holly bushes, cottonwoods, bayberry, quaking aspens and Virginia creepers, with bright red stems and clusters of blue berries.