It's something you can count on to work in so many ways and it's relatively easy-care.
I find myself recommending it often - for a hedge that spans areas from sun to shade, as a tall narrow barrier and privacy hedge, as one that works beautifully as a backdrop for showier plants, and so on. Though it's not a garden show-off or especially beautiful it can come to the rescue in many situations. Podocarpus is truly the unsung hero of the South Florida plant world. Of foliage.especially if you've planned ahead for the size of a matureīecause it takes shaping so well, this plant will fit in a narrow-depth area and can even be trained as a topiary specimen. Root rot can occur in soils with poor drainage.Landscape companies often go overboard in trimming these shrubs, and the results aren't particularly pretty.Ĭan keep this shrub clipped without taking it down to the bare minimum PESTS & DISEASES – Scale, mealy bugs, and sooty mold. Podocarpus can be grown from seed but seeds can be hard to obtain. Hardwood cuttings require the use of rooting hormone and bottom heat. The best method seems to be simply to place softwood (preferably new growth) cuttings in water until roots form, then transplanting them into bonsai soil. PROPAGATION – Podocarpus roots easily from cuttings. Driftwood can be successfully incorporated into the design. They are suitable for all sizes and styles except broom. Old Podocarpus wood becomes very rigid and is difficult to bend. Wire lignified wood for 2-3 months being careful to watch for any signs that the wire is beginning to cut into the bark. Smaller replacement leaves will not necessarily form. Cutting the leaves will only in brown edges. If half of the bud is pinched away, back budding is stimulated and leaf reduction will occur. Pinch back new growth as necessary and remove oversized needles. This is easily remedied by cutting them back hard which will result in aggressive back budding. PRUNING & WIRING: Young Podocarpus plants have a tendency to grow straight up with no side branching. To prevent magnesium deficiency, use 2-3 applications of Epsom Salts ( 1 tbs per gallon of water) a year. In addition, apply a dose of chelated iron twice yearly. These plants need additional iron and magnesium iron is partially supplied by the Miracid. Podocarpus likes slightly acidic soil so a dose of Miracid several times a year is helpful. For indoor growers who don’t like the fishy smell, liquid bonsai fertilizer can be used, applied every two weeks in warm weather and every six in winter. Daily misting is appreciated by indoor plants.įEEDING – Peters 20-20-20, fish emulsion, and fertilizer cakes are recommended. WATERING – Likes slightly moist soil but be sure to provide adequate drainage. Podocarpus can be grown successfully indoors in a well-lit spot. In some very sun-intense areas, they may suffer leaf burn if they are not given shade during the hottest part of the day. Podocarpus can survive, however, on as little as 800 lumens.
Too little light will result in large, elongated leaves. Their evergreen leaves are similar in formation and shape to yews, although Podocarpus leaves are larger – just under two inches to a maximum of four inches. Although trunk and bark formation always takes quite a few years, their growth varies with climate – slow-growing indoors and towards the cooler end of their range, fast-growing in sunny areas. Old Podocarpus bonsai are impressive with their stately elegance.
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Compact branching habit and very dark green foliage make this a dense tree, in full sun more open but surprisingly dense in the shade. Able to reach 90 feet in height, Nagi Podocarpus is usually seen at 30-40 feet in height due to the moderately slow growth rate. The crown forms a pyramidal to oval outline. This upright, dense evergreen has pointed, leathery, dark green leaves arranged on stiff, symmetrical branches and work very well as a screen, hedge, strong accent plant or a framing tree.
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