Podocarpus

COMMON NAME: Podocarpus, False Japanese Yew

BOTANICAL NAME: Podocarpus macrophyllus

PRONUNCIATION: po-doe-CAR-pus mac-crow-FILE-us

TYPE: Evergreen – Shade / Part Shade

HEIGHT: 10-15 feet

SPREAD: 4-6 feet

SPACING: 3-4 feet

HABIT: Vertical growing shrub with dark green foliage and blue berries in winter.

CULTURE: Plant in well prepared bed. Needs excellent drainage. Moderate food.

USES: Specimen, background plant, screen

PROBLEMS: Root rot, nematodes

NOTES: P. sinensis is short and bushy and very cold hardy.