There are Podocarpus Bushes for sale at The Tree CenterMiami.
All tree, and nothin' but the tree!We do not include the height of the container or the root system in our measurements.
Old-school nursery jargon has stuck because of the different sizes of nursery containers.While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of.We carry young 1-gallons, up to 7 gallons, ranging in size from 6 inches to 6 feet.
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The answer is from the United States Department of Agriculture.Every state has their own restrictions on which plants can come into their state.We wish we could serve everyone, but it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of pests.We have to protect good Mother Nature.
The Maki Podocarpus is an evergreen bush that is easily trimmed to keep it small.It looks between a yew tree and a pine tree.It makes a great specimen plant.It can be planted around the foundations of your home or on either side of a gate or doorway.It can be grown in the ground or in a container indoors for the cold months.It thrives indoors as a houseplant all year round, and it grows in all light conditions, from full sun to full shade.
The Podocarpus can be grown in moist, well-drained soil.If the new leaves are yellow, you should treat with iron and feed acid-loving plants.In containers, use regular or acid-loving potting soil.The plant is disease free and resistant to salt spray, making it ideal for coastal planting.
One of the secrets to a successful garden is to use plenty of ordinary plants for the bulk of your planting, and then include some very special and unique plants that will give you interesting features, as well as making your garden personal and different.You will have more time for special things with the ordinary plants.With the Maki Podocarpus, you have a plant that is easy to care for, and it is also special.It is unique and beautiful, but its personal qualities make it ideal for all kinds of gardens, outdoors or inside.
The Maki Podocarpus is a shrub that is more visually interesting than a yew bush.It grows into a column or pyramid of dense branches reaching right to the ground, but no more than 3 feet wide.It may reach 15 to 20 feet tall and 6 feet wide, and older trees will become more tree-like.The leaves are long and narrow and have a leathery texture.They are a deep green color.They look a lot like the leaves of yew, but much longer, up to 3 inches long, giving the tree a certain 'pine tree' look.Young trees are attractive and unique.Older trees may produce fruit that looks like small blue plums, with a thick stalk that turns red, making it look like two berries joined together, one blue and one red.
The Maki Podocarpus is visually unique and interesting, it is also very versatile in the garden, and in your home, because this is one of those plants that is just as happy indoors.You can grow it as a houseplant all year round if you live in the cold parts of the country.If you live in a warmer zone, it can spend the winter inside and the summer outside.It is very tolerant of many different light levels.You don't need to pay much attention to this common issue when you choose the versatile Maki Podocarpus.
The Maki Podocarpus can be used as a specimen plant.You can find interesting variety among the foundation plants around your home or in a bed or ornamental evergreens.It can be used for a vertical accent in garden beds of shrubs, or as a pair on either side of a doorway or gate.It is easy to trim into a hedge in its native lands of China and Japan.Buddhist Pine is an appropriate addition to any Asian-style garden or courtyard, giving a calm atmosphere with a unique twist.
This bush can be trimmed to keep it neat and smaller, trained into topiary shapes, or thinned out and planted in an attractive and appropriate pot or planter box, indoors or outside.If you live in a cold area and have an outdoor area, placing it outdoors in the summer will make your tree very happy.
The Maki Podocarpus is rich, moist, slightly acidic and not regularly wet.You can help create these conditions by digging some good compost or rotted manure into the soil when you prepare the planting spot, and by mulching in the spring with some more.Keep mulch away from the plant.This bush will grow well in most garden soils.In alkaline soils, you may need to give it some iron just before the new growth begins, and again in the fall.If the new growth is not bright green, you should do this.