Podocarpus Species, Buddhist Pine, Fern Pine, Japanese Yew, Yew Pine, Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus has survived 7 winters here in Salt Lake City, Utah (Zone 7b) and has only suffered minimal die back in the worst...Read More winters we had (8F). I am really pleased with this beautiful plant! It looks like a broad leaf evergreen, but it’s a confer and that’s why I love it so much. I am excited to see how big it will get here, and if it’s completely viable long term.

Males of Podocarpus species are among the most allergenic of plants and release massive quantities of pollen. The pollen is also cytotoxi...Read Morec, and can give the symptoms of chemotherapy to the susceptible.

Females are not a problem. So make sure you know the sex of the plants you purchase.

Love this plant........

My Dad gave me some seedlings of this plant in 1994 and I planted them along my back fence. We didn't even have an irrigation system for ...Read Morea good ten years and all I did was trim them each year. They are now over eighteen feet tall. They produce a red to purple berry on them that the birds love each summer. Seedlings come up all over from this. Never has it been affected by freezing temperatures, just a bit browing on the tips of the leaves. I can no longer reach the top to trim and they seem to be growing up very nicely. I've seen these at Busch Gardens in Tampa well over thirty foot tall. They say it is a shrub, but will grow very tall in direct sunlight.