Podocarpus 'County Park Fire'

Common Name
Willow Podocarp

Family
Podocarpaceae

Genus
Podocarpus can be evergreen shrubs or trees, with spirally arranged leaves which may be linear or narrowly lanceolate. Found in the wild in Chile where conversion from natural to plantation forest has seen a substantial decline in the population size and distribution.

Details
Hand grafted and propagated at Lime Cross Nursery Podocarpus 'County Park Fire' is a very interesting dwarf conifer changing from green-bronze in autumn to dark reddish in winter to spectacular pinky-orange with new shoots in spring and summer. 

For more ideas on how you can place conifers within your garden take a look at our blog post here: Best Conifers for Hedging.

Soil Type: Acid, alkaline, heavy clay, light sandy, normal.
Aspect: Full sun.
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage Colour: Green/Bronze/Red/Orange.
Ultimate Height: 5m.
Ultimate Spread: 2m
Time to ultimate height: 20-50 years.
Pot Size: 3 and 10 litre.
Special Attributes: Makes a great accent plant for the garden landscape.