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    PODOCARPUS
    PODOCARPUS totara
    PODOCARPUS totara
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    PODOCARPUS totara

    Commonly known as Totara

    Slow growing shrub with pale greenish-yellow pointed leaves. Appears rather yew-like
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Highly-prized timber tree in its native range.
    • Place of origin
      New Zealand.
    • Evergreen
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      Very slowly to 24m (80ft)
    • Spread
      6m (20ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tall Shrub
      Ultimately reaching tree proportions
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Broadly columnar
    • Mature Size
      very slowly to 24m (80ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        6m (20ft)
      		  
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    PODOCARPUS totara 'Aureus'
    Slow growing shrub, appears rather yew-like
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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