Podocarpus Falcatus Bonsai

An attractive dark green tree with rather sickle shaped leaves.

Podocarpus falcatus bonsai. The ripe fruit is edible and very resinous. Trials done at a forest station at magoebaskloof showed that the yield is similar with the growth rate and quality of the wood comparing favourably to that of commercial pine. Podocarpus falcatus sow sp. As it is a tropical plant the podocarpus is not frost hardy and needs a warm place all year round and therefore it is a popular indoor bonsai.

Afrocarpus falcatus syn. Species such as podocarpus costalis and podocarpus macrophylla are. The genus podocarpus encompasses a wide variety of coniferous evergreen trees commonly known as southern yews or fern trees. The best method seems to be simply to place softwood preferably new growth cuttings in water until roots form and then transplant them into a quality bonsai soil with good drainage.

Podocarpus will grow roots easily from cuttings. Podocarpus falcatus can reach a height of 45 m in nature but remains much smaller about 15 m when cultivated in a garden situation. The fresh seed can be sown directly into black nursery bags or into deep seed trays. In southern asia the podocarpus is a very common bonsai and very large specimen in huge concrete or stone pots are often seen in front of parks properties company buildings or hotels.

Some of the seed may take up to six months to germinate so be patient. Hardwood cuttings require the use of rooting hormone and bottom heat. Podocarpus falcatus is a species of tree in the family podocarpaceae. Podocarpus ˌpoʊdəˈkɑːrpəs is a genus of conifers the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family podocarpaceae.

Bonsai care the chinese yew or buddhist pine fern pine botanically podocarpus macrophyllus resembles as the name suggests the common yew taxus baccata. It is native to the montane forests of southern africa where it is distributed in malawi mozambique south africa and eswatini. It has the capacity to grow huge although it takes decades even centuries to do so. The crown is small in relation to the height and often covered with grey lichen.

Can be constantly pruned to form a hedge which makes it useful for landscaping where screening is needed. This elegant tree has a long clean cylindrical trunk with a slender crown and a light or crowded branching system. Especially with regard to the needles and fruits you can quickly confuse chinese yew and yew bonsai. The mixture must stay moist at all times.

Podocarpus are evergreen shrubs or trees usually from 1 to 25 metres 3 to 82 ft tall known to reach 40 metres 130 ft at times.