Podocarpus [now Afrocarpus] Gracilior Fern Pine

In frost-free areas grow in well-drained or moist but well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade. So to keep your plant small prune periodically while its young.

Podocarpus Gracilior Fern Pine Ricardo S Nursery

Lush foliage has a fern-like appearance.

Podocarpus [now afrocarpus] gracilior fern pine. Dense and upright with leaves to 3 inches long inches wide. Excellent as a hedge. In fact they are often sold as basket or dish plants and many are espaliered.

It is native to eastern Africa in Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania and Uganda in Afromontane habitats. The leaves stems bark and pollen are cytotoxic. Extremely versatile and easy to grow plant.

4060 feet 2035 feet wide. Podocarpus gracilior is a species of coniferous tree in the family Podocarpaceae known as benet in Marakwet and East African yellowwood African fern tree or bastard yellowwood in English. The male yew Taxus and yew pine Podocarpus have highly allergenic pollen and rank a 10 out of 10 the worst score on Ogrens plant allergy scale.

Podocarpus gracilior or fern pine can reach 60 in old age but grows very slowly less than 6 per year. I read that Podocarpus macrophylla Yew Pine Southern Yew or Podocarpus can be poisonous but I cant find info on the gracilior. A beautiful evergreen tree with dense pendant branches and soft gray-green narrow leaves that create a soft graceful effect.

One of the best container plants for outdoor or indoor use. The common name of Fern Pine refers to their unique fern like foliage. Afrocarpus gracilior African Fern Pine - A dense graceful tall evergreen tree with dark gray bark and pendulous branches that are heavily clothed in 2-3 inch long narrow dark green leaves.

The street tree outside the Gordon Biersch restaurant in Palo Alto is the sturdy and reliable Podocarpus or Afrocarpus gracilior or fern pine though its not a pine and is only fancifully similar to ferns. Is a Podocarpus gracilior Afrocarpus gracilior or African Fern Pine tree toxic to dogs. Does well in a lawn.