Other common names
Chilean yew, lleuque, plum fir, plum yew
Synonyms
Prumnopitys spicatus
Prumnopitys elegans
Podocarpus andinus
Shrubs Trees
An evergreen tree, often multi-stemmed and shrubby when young, with smooth grey bark and yew-like, blue-green foliage. Cream male cones are produced in sprays of five to twenty at various times of year. Green fruit, resembling small plums, ripen to purplish-brown
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
4-8 metres