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What is a Podocarpus?
The podocarpus, or yew pine, is a shrub or small tree with dark green needle-like leaves. This plant makes a good hedge or screen, and can grow either indoors or outdoors.
How to plant a Podocarpus hedge?
Here is what you need to know about planting a Podocarpus hedge: Plant a Podocarpus plant in fertile soil that has excellent drainage. If the Podocarpus shrub’s needles lose their color, it’s a sign of overwatering. Create a dense evergreen hedgerow by planting Podocarpus shrubs about 2 feet (60 cm) apart.
What is wrong with my Podocarpus?
The most common problems that these shrubby conifers face are connected to waterlogged, soggy soil. Wet soil can create fungal problems in the roots that can affect the plant’s growth. If you care well for your Podocarpus shrubs, the hedges will grow with minimal care for many years.
How tall do Podocarpus weeping trees grow?
The slow-growing shade tree grows up to 40 ft. (12 m) high. Podocarpus weeping trees thrive in zones 9 – 11. Prune the tips of the leaves of Podocarpus trees in the summer if you want to shape the ornamental tree and to encourage fuller growth. The dwarf Podocarpus evergreen plant is an ideal compact shrub for ornamental garden landscapes.
How do you plant a Podocarpus?
How to Plant Podocarpus. The podocarpus, or yew pine, is a shrub or small tree with dark green needle-like leaves. This plant makes a good hedge or screen, and can grow either indoors or outdoors. You can plant podocarpus from seeds or from cuttings.
Are Podocarpus trees poisonous?
It is their needle-like leaves and growth form that is similar to the yew family, as well as their berries. The plants also have severe toxicity similar to yew plants. In the garden, growing a Podocarpus tree provides ornamental beauty combined with ease of care. Podocarpus plant care is considered minimal.
Do Podocarpus need a lot of water?
When young they’ll require some water to establish roots, however are quite drought tolerant when established. As with so many other ornamental shrubs and trees, constantly soggy or wet soils can harm Podocarpus plants. So be careful not to over-water them!