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Yew Pine (Podocarpus)
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Yew Pine (Podocarpus) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 20-40 ft × 10-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. It blooms in yellow. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20-40 ft × 10-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Salt
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Southern China, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan
Freeze survival
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