Yew Plum Pine Bonsai

The more sunlight and warmth your bonsai receives the more often it will need water. Other common names include assam plum yew cow tail pine harrington plum yew plum fruit yew plum yew and spreading plum yew. Podocarpus macrophyllus is a conifer in the genus podocarpus family podocarpaceae.
yew plum pine bonsai

The tree can handle moist soil but is likely to develop root rot in soggy conditions.

Yew plum pine bonsai. Common names in english include yew plum pine buddhist pine and fern pine. The chinese yew or buddhist pine fern pine botanically podocarpus macrophyllus resembles as the name suggests the common yew taxus baccata. Podocarpus macrophyllus commonly called yew plum pine or buddhist pine is native to mountainous areas of china and japan. Kusamaki and inumaki are japanese names for this tree.

How to trim back young podocarpus plants. Podocarpus macrophyllus is a conifer in the genus podocarpus family podocarpaceae. It is an evergreen conifer that typically grows as a narrow conical tree to 50 tall or sometimes as a large shrub. Especially with regard to the needles and fruits you can quickly confuse chinese yew and yew bonsai.

Most commonly known as the japanese plum yew this species derives its name from its fruit that resembles small plums and the fact that it originates from japan. Both bonsai tree species are evergreen and slow growing. Plum pine is easy to grow by cuttings or seed but the best way to speed the process is to start with a seedling from a nursery or greenhouse. The pacific yew taxus brevifolia and the smaller canadian yew taxus canadensis are also well suited for bonsai.

Plum pine is adaptable to a number of growing conditions as long as the soil is well drained. Podocarpus likes slightly moist soil with adequate drainage. Preferred usda hardiness zones. Common names in english include yew plum pine buddhist pine and fern pine.

Yews grow quite slowly produce very hard wood which is good for deadwood sculpting and can become several hundred or even a thousand years old. I have had this yew in my collection for over 8 years sandor papp styled the tree at bonsai europa 2015. S it usually grows much shorter to 20 40. It was time to trim back the new growth to encourag.

Kusamaki and inumaki are japanese names for this tree. If a podocarpus wanted to brag it might mention that its genus thrived on the supercontinent of gondwana before it broke up to create africa south. More bonsai die due to improper watering than any other cause. In cultivation in warm winter areas of the u.

In winter your chinese yew can be grown indoors in a well lit position where temperatures range between 610 and 680 f. It is the northernmost species of the genus native to southern japan and southern and eastern china. It is the northernmost species of the genus native to southern japan and southern and eastern china.