Podocarpus
Podocarpus · also Plum pine, Podocarp
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Podocarpus are evergreen conifers, typically growing 1 to 25 meters tall but occasionally reaching 40 meters. They have long, dark green leaves and produce fleshy, berry-like cones that attract birds for seed dispersal. These trees are valued as ornamental plants and can be shaped into hedges, though some parts are toxic if ingested.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 410.03%4.3 yr11 in
- 40.00%—9.0 in
- 30.00%——
- 10.00%—7.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 3–130 ft
- Canopy spread
- 0–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 24 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Cuban dry forests
Other Podocarpus in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
