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§1 Plant

Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet

vernacular yew plum pine — species · Podocarpaceae


USDA
POMA32
GBIF
5285930
Rank
species
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Platephotograph · Agnes Trekker source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Gymnosperm
Family
Podocarpaceae Endl.
Genus
Podocarpus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
  • PR Puerto Rico Introduced
§2b

County-level range

· 1 county across 1 state
Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 1 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
None
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
None
Hedging
High
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
7 °F minimum
Frost-free days
200 min.
Precipitation
30–60 in/yr
pH range
5.5–7
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
40 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Purple
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
None
Stratify
No
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
Yes
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1 county across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/POMA32 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5285930 ↗

Record version

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