Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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Plant Habit:	Shrub Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	30-40 feet
Plant Spread:	15-25 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Other: Dark green upper surface, grayish beneath.
Fruit:	Edible to birds Other: 1/2 inch fleshy drupe-like aril, reddish-purple or blue.
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Flower Color:	Yellow
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Suitable Locations:	Street Tree Espalier
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Birds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant
Toxicity:	Other: Seeds are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods:	Other: Hardwood cuttings and volunteer seedlings
Pollinators:	Wind
Conservation status:	Least Concern (LC)

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Common names

Buddhist Pine
Yew Pine
Japanese Yew
Bigleaf Podocarp
Kusamaki
Yew Plum Pine

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Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-07

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Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2016-07-03
Yew Plum Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus).

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2017-02-20
Podocarpus macrophyllus - blooms on new branches are barely visib

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2017-02-20
Podocarpus macrophyllus - female flowers. I didn't see any male

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Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-05

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2017-02-20
Podocarpus macrophyllus - The top of the tree, seen from the mezz

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Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2016-07-11
Yew Plum Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus).

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-11

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Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2015-02-07
Yew Plum Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus).

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Location: US National Arboretum, Washington DC
Date: 2015-03-21
Yew Plum Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus).

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-06-11

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-24
Tree form growing in a neighbors yard

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-24

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Location: My yard - Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2011-11-25

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Posted by plantladylin (Zone 10a, Florida but soon it will change to zone 8b, Alabama - Zone 10a) on Dec 3, 2011 4:16 PM concerning plant:

Podocarpus macrophyllus is native to Japan and southern China. It is an upright shrub or small tree with flat dark green needle-like leaves and is used in foundation plantings, as single specimens and as informal hedges.This plant is a fast grower if fertilized in the first few years and can attain heights to 40' if not kept pruned to smaller sizes. It does well in full sun to shade and is salt and heat tolerant. The stems of Yew Pine are popular and attractive additions to flower arrangements. Podocarpus macrophyllus is disease and pest resistant.

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