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    PILGERODENDRON uviferum
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    PILGERODENDRON uviferum

    A rare slow growing and erect Chilean tree which is perfectly hardy in the UK. Enjoys growing on a damp or boggy soil
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    • Good to know
      Cones are produced, attractively, at the tips of the branchlets
    • Ornamental bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Southern Chile, southern Argentina (Andes and Tierra del Fuego)
    • Evergreen
      Green shoots produce wedge-shaped to broadly lance-shaped leaves to 5mm (¼in) long with fine, tapered points, whitish green on the inner side, dark green on the outer
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      To 6m (20ft)
    • Spread
      To 2m (6½ft)
    • Conifer
      Slow-growing shrub or small tree. Thin bark, peeling in strips. Female cones are reddish brown to 12m (½in) long, males slightly smaller.
    • Tree
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Acid / ericaceous loving
    • Wet or boggy soil
    • Full sun
    • Conical
    • Mature Size
      to 6m (20ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        to 2m (6½ft)
      		  
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