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PODOCARPUS
Commonly known as Alpine totara
Further Reading....
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Conifer - with spirally arranged leaves, variable in shape. Male flowers yellow or red, female green in cone-like structures
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Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - - thrives in humid or high rainfall climates. Yew-like but not harmful. Wind pollinated. Male and female plants needed to produce plum-like, usually single seeded fruits with red fleshy aril at base. Genus notably resistant to honey fungus (Pfaf). -
Pests & Diseases - trouble free -
Place of origin - warm temperate to tropical forests -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
Podocarpus - Care Guide
Buy Varieties of PODOCARPUS
PODOCARPUS acutifolius >
Commonly known as: Sharp-leaved totara.
Very unusual foliage form with a dense prickly habit
PODOCARPUS x 'County Park Fire' >
Salmon-pink new growth in MAY, rich reddish-orange in winter. Slow growing
PODOCARPUS cunninghamii 'Roro' >
Commonly known as: Hall's totara.
(hallii) - male with pointed pale green leaves. The new shoots are a startling cream to purplish colour
PODOCARPUS elongatus 'Blue Chip' >
Commonly known as: Breede River yellowwood.
Startling blue new growth on this unusual and slightly tender plant with an upright habit and chubby leaves
PODOCARPUS henkellii >
Commonly known as: Henkel's yellowwood.
South African species which has proved just as hardy as P. salignus in the last 3 winters. Extremely long and slightly curved dark green leaves. A compact growing small tree
PODOCARPUS nivalis >
Commonly known as: Alpine totara.
One of the hardiest species for the UK which forms a low spreading mound and makes excellent ground cover
PODOCARPUS nivalis 'Kilworth Cream' >
Commonly known as: Alpine totara.
A compact dwarf shrub with a creamy-white hue all year but especially in winter. New growth is pinkish in spring
PODOCARPUS 'Red Embers' >
Dwarf conifer. Orange-red new growth and deep maroon purple in winter. Female variety. Will produce red berries if pollinated
PODOCARPUS salignus >
Commonly known as: Willow podocarp.
(Syn. chilensis) - long, shiny, dark green leaves, an excellent background foliage for flower arrangements
