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Podocarpus Species
(We 'Mail-Order' through-out New Zealand.)
Updated 04-02-2010
Podocarpus acutifolius - Needle Leafed Totara. A very compact version of the N.Z. Totara. Best kept as a shrub. Makes a nice fine hedge. Trims easily. Growing as a hedge in our nursery/garden, it is excellent. Colour a greenish-brown. quote from the book 'THE CULTIVATION OF N.Z. TREES AND SHRUBS' by L J Metcalf - "It will grow in most soils and situations and stands quite severe pruning. Although untried it should make an ideal hedge plant. Rare in cultivation. A quote from "ORNAMENTAL CONIFERS" - "It makes a fine hedge that trims well and does not need constant cutting". 2.5 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 8. Please check our Shelter List for special price for quantities of 10 or more for hedging.
| Cutting Grown | PB6.5 | 70 cm high | $16.50 |
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Podocarpus alpinus - Now known as Podocarpus lawrencii.
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Podocarpus andinus - Native of Chile. Now known as Prumnopitys andina.
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Podocarpus dacrydioides - Kahikatea. N.Z. native. Now known as Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.
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Podocarpus elatus - The Brown Pine. Native of South East Australia, in rainforests and coastal scrub forests of New South Wales and Queensland. Also known as Illawarra Plum, this is a spreading, pyramidal, evergreen tree to 45 metres high. Male and female cones on separate trees. Females have bluish black fleshy fruit. 2 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. In 2003 we have male and female plants in production.
| Cutting Grown (Male) | PB 6.5 | 80 cm high | Not available this season |
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Podocarpus ferrugineus - N.Z. Miro. Now known as Prumnopitys ferrugineus.
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Podocarpus gracillior - Native of Abyssinia, Uganda and Kenya. A lovely light green garden shrub. Tolerates wind and salt wind. Can be used very successfully as a tub plant and an indoor plant. Easily trimmed. Outdoor specimens can be 3 - 5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
| Cutting Grown (Staked) | PB 6.5 | 1-1.2 m high | $26.50 |
| Cutting Grown (Staked) | 4.5 ltr HP | 70 cm high | $26.50 |
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Podocarpus hallii - Thinned Bark Totara. Formerly Podocarpus totara 'Hallii'. Native of N.Z. Bark papery which distinguishes it from Podocarpus totara. Tree is not as tall as Podocarpus totara. Grows in any soil and situation. Can be used as hedge. Not hardy to extreme salt wind, better grown within protection. Tree to 20 metres in its natural habitat. 5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 8.
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 1.2 m high | $19.50 |
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Podocarpus henkelii - Native of South Africa. Pendant branches. Leaves arranged sickle-like. New spring growth an attractive salmon pink. Seems to be moderately tolerant of salt wind but can suffer frost damage where frosts are more than just a passing drop in temperature. 4 metres high x 2.8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Older Plant Zone 9. |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 55cm high | $26.50 |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | 4.5 ltr HP | 60 cm high | $26.50 |
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Podocarpus henkelii - Native of South Africa. Pendant branches. Leaves arranged sickle-like. Seems to be moderately tolerant of salt wind but can suffer frost damage where frosts are more than just a passing drop in temperature. New growth lemon in colour. 3.5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 9. |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | Not available this season |
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Podocarpus imbricatus - Native to and found in Malaya, Indochina, China, Burma, Java, New Guinea to the Philippines. A tree to 30 metres in its natural habitat. Zone 9. Not available.
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Podocarpus latifolius - Native of South Africa. Widely planted in N.Z. Salt wind hardy. Tree to 30 metres in native habitat. 5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 9.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB | Not available this season |
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Podocarpus lawrencii - Native of Tasmania. Formerly Podocarpus alpinus. Dark bluish-green ground cover. Red berries. Easily trimmed. Good for rough areas that need quick cover. Can easily be kept small or let roam. 1 metre high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 8-9.
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 20 cm high x 35 cm wide | $19.50 |
Aboriginal
use. Unlike Podocarpus elatus, the fruits from the Mountain Plum Pine
were not eaten due to the toxins they contain.
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Podocarpus lawrencii 'Purple King' - A seedling from Podocarpus lawrencii. A very interesting plant. More open and vigorous than parent. Wide spreading and upward arching to 1 metre. Most appealing shiny purple in winter. With the new growth being a light buff colour in contrast to the older foliage. 1.8 metres high x 5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 8-9.
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 30 cm high x 50 cm wide | $19.50 |
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Podocarpus macrophyllus - Yew Podocarpus. Native of China and Japan. Informal upright habit. Excellent pot plant in early years. Tolerates a little shade. 2 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7.
| Cutting Grown Male Plant | PB 6.5 | 70 cm high | $19.50 |
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Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki - Shrubby Podocarpus. A compact form not unlike a large leafed Irish Yew. Can be grown in a tub. (Name change proposed - may be known as Podocarpus chinensis). 3 metres high x 80 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 80 cm high | $19.50 |
| Cutting Grown | 25 ltr ET | 1.2 mtrs high | $35.00 |
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Podocarpus nakaii - also known as Podocarpus nageia or Podocarpus nagi. Native of North Taiwan, southern Japan and across central China. A tree to 20 metres in the wild. Foliage resembles Agathis. Zone 10. No further information available.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | 3 ltr HP | 30 cm high | $35.00 |
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Podocarpus nivalis - Alpine Totara. Mountain Totara. N.Z. Native. Will grow in almost any soil and situation and is a particularly hardy, low growing almost prostrate ground cover. Ideal for growing over walls and banks or in a large rock garden. Photo 2 shows the berries on a female plant. Happy at any altitude up to 2000 metres. Annual growth of 10 cm. Zone 7. |
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 30cm high x 40cm wide | Not available this season |
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Podocarpus nivalis 'Bronze' - N.Z. native. Very dwarf, almost flat slow growing rockery plant. Wider than high. Bronzy green in summer and a dull coinage bronze in winter. A very useful garden or rockery plant. Low spreading habit. It is trouble free and should be used much more often. 50 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Photo 2 is a close up. |
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 20 cm high x 30 cm wide | $19.00 |
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Podocarpus x nivalis 'Erecta' - An upright form found in N.Z. by Cockayne. Bun shaped when growing in shade. 60 cm high x 1.1 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
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Podocarpus nivalis 'Jack's Pass' - From area bearing same name near Molesworth Station in South Island, N.Z. Green foliage. Fairly dense. 1 m high x 1.3 m wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 30 cm high x 40 cm wide | $19.00 |
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Podocarpus nivalis 'Mt. Hutt' - From an area bearing same name in the South Island of New Zealand. 30 cm high x 90 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
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Podocarpus x nivalis - From Birch View, South Island, New Zealand. Mid green. 70 cm high x 1.3 m wide 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
| Cutting Grown | PB 6.5 | 25 cm high x 40 cm wide | Not available this season |
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Podocarpus parlatorei - Native of Argentina and Bolivia. Found from 1000 to 3000 metres altitude in native habitat. Easily controlled in a garden as it trims well and re-shoots like Taxus from bare wood. Used for topiary & hedging. Very dainty new growth of a pale green against the old growth which is dark green. A tree or shrub to 12 metres tall. Up to date experience suggests it is not frost tender in our climate. No growth rate as yet.
| Cutting Grown | 4.5 ltr HP | 70 cm high | $26.50 |
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Podocarpus pseudobracteatus - Collected from the wild in New Guinea approx. 1957. A very attractive tree with new growth being orange-brown. This growth gradually hardens to pale lime green then onto dark green. The leaves are sickle-shaped and 13 cm long. Will only stand light frosts. Growing well and measured in our Nursery/Garden at 2.5 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 50 cm high | $19.00 |
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Podocarpus rumphii - Rumphius Podoberry. Native of New Guinea, Borneo, Moluccas & other Islands, near sea level. Small or medium size tree. Seeds germinated and grown for 2 years without frost protection in our nursery. New growth deep brick red. 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. |
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Podocarpus salignus - Chilean Willow-leaf Podoberry. Native of Chile. A handsome bush or small tree with slender drooping branches. 1 metre high x 55 cm wide in 2 years. Zone 9.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB | Not available this season. |
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Podocarpus spicatus - See Prumnopitys taxifolia
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Podocarpus totara - Totara. N.Z. native. A prized timber tree. Leaves of the young tree a dull brown changing when older to dark blue-green. The young tree grows quite fast and new seasons growth is long, straggly and waves all about. It will settle down on its own without staking. It makes a handsome specimen tree with a large round head in time. Can be used in the smaller garden as it is easily controlled by trimming. It is now being used as a hedge or shelter tree as it is so nice trimmed. Can be used for topiary too. Podocarpus totara has the ability to re-shoot after being cut back to bare wood. The Totara is particularly hardy and will grow in almost any soil and situation. Moderately salt wind hardy. 5 metres high x 3.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 9. Photo 2 Totara Flowers. Photo 3 Totara Needles. Photo 4 Totara Fruit. Photo 5 Totara Bark. |
| Seedlings (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 1 mtr + high | $19.50 |
Planting totara for timber. Stands of totara less than 100 years old have a high proportion of sapwood. This wood can be used for furniture, joinery and also for exterior woodwork, as long as it is not in contact with the ground. Planning for large-scale totara planting programmes is relatively easy. Seed can be collected in most years. Seedlings are now a reasonable cost unlike many years ago. Totara seedlings are raised either in open beds as bare-rooted stock, or in containers and reach a planting height of 50 to 80 cm in three to five years. Totara grows best when planted in late winter or early spring. At low altitude or warmer districts it can be planted in Autumn. Planting pattern and density will vary according to the type and location of the plantation. Stem form and branch development may be influenced by spacing (approx. 1.5-2 metres each way). A nurse crop is advisable for protection from gale force winds and frosts in the early years. (Phormium tenax - Flax is recommended as a nurse crop) The young tree must not be crowded out by other species. Regular releasing is essential. Once a two metre height is reached the totara can look after itself.
If seedlings for timber or shelter planting is required please contact Greg Sampson at our Nursery.
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Podocarpus totara 'Albany Gold' - A special selection showing more intense winter colour than 'Aureus'. Pod. tot. 'Albany Gold' is a female plant. A more comprehensive description will be forthcoming in the future. 4 metres high x 2 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 60 cm high | $19.50 |
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Podocarpus totara 'Aureus' - Golden Totara. N.Z. native. Same as the species in the wild but foliage a pale green in spring gradually hardening off to yellow then a brilliant deep gold in winter. The golden form is a male plant. Because this plant is slower growing than the species it can be grown in the smallest of gardens and trimmed to any shape. It is becoming more and more popular each year especially for farm shelter. Stock have no desire to eat the prickly foliage unless really forced to and with trimming it stays clothed right to the ground. Responds extra well to heavy trimming therefore totara 'Aureus' can be kept to almost any size or shape required. Eventually developes into a particularly spectacular shelter tree. Arguably N.Z's most under-rated tree. Dislikes wet sites. Where there are animals, double fencing is still essential. 3.5 metres high x 3.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Photo 2 shows a cut hedge. Photo 3 trimmed as a Pillar . Photo 4 a street planting. |
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 70 cm high | $19.50 |
| C.G.(Stkd) Trimmed Pillar | 60 Ltr EL | 2 metres high | $115.00 |
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Podocarpus totara 'Matapouri Blue' - A really stunning rich blue that only a Totara can have. Not the powder blue of the Picea group. Spring foliage is lime green. Easily pruned. Suitable for a hedge. Full sun, rich soil. 2.5 metres high x 1.5 metres in 3 years from planting. No further information available at this time.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 1.1 metres high | $20.50 |
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Podocarpus totara 'Pendula' - Weeping Totara. Green-gold foliage. Pendulous branches. No leader and very wide spreading. Hardy. 3.5 m high x 4 m wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
| Cutting Grown | PB | Not available this season. |
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Podocarpus totara 'Pouakani' - Cuttings from Giant Totara tree in Pureora Forest. A very definite blue colour. 1.5 metres high x 80 cm wide in 2 years in our Nursery/Garden.
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| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 1mtr + high | $20.50 |
"Pouakani" is by general consensus the biggest totara in New Zealand, situated in a small reserve west of Lake Taupo. The tree was discovered in 1947 by Forest Service rangers. When measured in about 1978 its diameter at breast height was 363 cm and its height was 39 metres. No doubt it has continued to add girth.
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