Podocarpus Macrophyllus

Botanical Name:

Podocarpus macrophyllus

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How to Grow
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics

Plant Type

Edible, Poisonous, Shrub, Tree

Lifespan

Woody

Flower

Non-flowering; pollen cones yellowish and elongated

Fruit

Female cones have 1-2 seeds borne on top of a swollen, fleshy aril. The aril is purplish and less than an inch in diameter. Male cones are clustered in yellowish-green strobili. Aril's are edible but seeds are poisonous.

Benefits
Attracts

Songbirds

Taxonomy

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Podocarpus