Podocarpus laetus, Hall's Podocarpus Kusamono

Podocarpus laetus, Hall's Podocarpus KusamonoUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 8 Native Range: New Zealand. Soil: Tolerant of a wide range of conditions including stream banks and dry, rocky impoverished soils Light: Full sun. Height in the Garden: 60' Attributes: Hall's podocarpus is a needle leaf evergreen in the podocarpaceae. Podocarpaceae is mostly restricted to the southern hemisphere and is fairly unusual here in North America other than P. macrophyllus. It is a gymnosperm, but doesn't make cones

Ornamental pot is for example only

Winter Interest: Its fragrant flowers provide a much-needed highlight during the colder months when most plants are dormant

It could make a nice

Wildlife Habitat: Acorns and foliage support birds and small mammals

Notes:  Tall Stewartia is an excellent species for bonsai culture with its beautiful bark

It is well known and loved in the southeast United States as a tough

commonly known as the Deer Fern

nice flowers and attractive fruits

Can be used as a screen or specimen plant

broadleaf evergreen oak from China

Twigs are slim and flexible

white to light pink flowers in spring