18th July

…worth propagating. Podocarpus ‘Chameleon’ Podocarpus ‘Chocolate Box’ is a rockery plant really. Two casualties out of five planted. Podocarpus ‘Chocolate Box’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ doing little red or emberish at…

6th May

Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ just starting to live up to its name. Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ not quite into new growth yet. Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ Podocarpus ‘County…

22nd April

…like a holly, but it is in fact Griselinia jodonifolia. Griselinia jodonifolia Griselinia jodonifolia Cryptocarya alba Cryptocarya alba Another unknown Podocarpus species. Podocarpus milanjianus. Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus spinulosus…

31st May

…much later in the season. Podocarpus ‘Young Rusty’ Podocarpus ‘Young Rusty’ Purplish stroboli in profusion on this green leaved male podocarpus quite near ‘Young Rusty’. What might growing these seed…

16th March

…itself under a Lomatia bush. frog Podocarpus totara is a 200 year old tree with an enormous trunk. Podocarpus totara Podocarpus totara Litsea japonica with much larger leaves than ours….

6th October

…this young tree does match our mature plant. Podocarpus acutifolius Podocarpus acutifolius Podocarpus acutifolius Podocarpus acutifolius So, of the three species of Prumnopitys we may well have only one. This…

1st June

…new growth stands out spectacularly on Podocarpus matudae for a few days as the plant responds to rain. Podocarpus matudae Not bad on Podocarpus macrophylla either. (P. macrophylla ‘Aurea’ seems…

2nd August

…Lindera triloba is unmistakeable in leaf. Very attractive too. Lindera triloba Lindera triloba A young Podocarpus falcatus covered in new growth. Podocarpus falcatus Podocarpus falcatus Rhododendron maddenii was out 10…

24th May

…– CHW Podocarpus ‘Otari’ is flowering nicely with the same sort of seed cones (if that is the right word) that we saw on the phyllocladus last week. Podocarpus ‘Otari’…

6th July

…We have plenty of plants in the nursery so this will go back into the new catalogue. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Still…