Woody > Halocarpus > Halocarpus bidwillii > Halocarpus bidwillii
Halocarpus bidwillii
Bog Pine
Origin: New Zealand.
Mike's
Opinion
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A scruffy, typically wetland shrub with little ornamental value. These plants can grow in masses, and can spread naturally with lower horizontal branches taking root. The seeds have an interesting appearance, small green to brown cones with a unique white to yellow aril.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Podocarpaceae |
| Genus |
| Halocarpus |
| Species |
| bidwillii |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Dacrydium bidwillii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -4 |
| Height |
| 1 - 3.5 m |
| Spread |
| 3 - 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium sized evergreen shrub to small tree with a strong spreading habit. Mature foliage can have an olive green to reddish green colour. The seeds are unique, small, green to brown cones with a white to yellow aril around the base. |
| Landscape |
| Very little landscape value due to irregular spreading form. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers a moist well drained soil, does not tolerate humid or dry conditions. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Distinctive green to brown cones, typically a low growing shrub with reddish to olive green foliage. |
| Habitat |
| Tolerant of many conditions from the margins of wetlands, poorly drained areas to stony grasslands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young bark is a light reddish brown changing to grey as it matures. |
| Leaf Description |
| Clearly visible stomata on both immature and mature foliage, thick leathery scale like leaves spread around a branchlet. Young leaves are a vivid green colour, maturing into a olive green to reddish-green colour. |
| Flower Description |
| Pollen cones are solitary at the end of branchlets, 3-5 mm long surrounded by leaf like bracts. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cones are 2-3 mm long with a compressed oval shape, white to yellow aril at the base of the cone. |
| Colour Description |
| New foliage is a vibrant green colour, maturing to an olive or reddish-green colour. The bark is a reddish brown which matures to a lighter grey colour. Distinctive green to brown colour to the cones with white to yellow aril. |
| Texture Description |
| Rough. |
| Propagation |
| Can be propagated from hardwood cuttings with a low rate of success. Best propagated from seed planted in a moist well drained soil. |
References
McQueen, D. (1992). Disjunction of Tree Species in Mountain Forests, Southern North Island,. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
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