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Podocarpus lawrencei
Mountain Plum Pine, Plum Pine
Origin: Australia and Tasmania.
| Family |
| Podocarpaceae |
| Genus |
| Podocarpus |
| Species |
| lawrencei |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15° |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -5° |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1.2 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Use a a landscape shrub, massing or small hedge. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant under full sun to light shade in moist but well-drained soil of any acidity. |
| Shape |
| Low spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, slugs and snails. |
| Habitat |
| A subalpine species found in mountainous regions to elevations of 1100-2030 m |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Non-showy, lightly exfoliating bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Needles that broaden and then quickly narrow close to the tips. |
| Colour Description |
| In spring the foliage is a bright blue-green, which turns to a vivid green in the summer. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or cuttings. |
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