About

Podocarpus salignus, the willow-leaf podocarp, is an evergreen conifer producing arching or drooping branches well-clothed with dark, glossy, willow-like leaves to 15 cm long. An elegant and ornamental podocarp making a medium-sized tree for a sheltered, moist, sunny garden.

About the genus

Podocarpus are evergreen shrubs or trees with spirally arranged, often two-ranked, linear or lance-shaped leaves and fleshy, plum-shaped fruits on female plants. A large genus of conifers from the Southern Hemisphere, grown as ornamental specimen plants.

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