The podocarpus is an evergreen tree that eventually can reach 50 feet in height. This rarely happens because this plant takes happily to shaping and shearing. It is one of the best trees for topiary, ...

Dear Roger: Can you identify this tree or shrub? I sent you a picture of a piece I broke off a tree or shrub that's in my friend's yard in Laurel Hill. Thank you so much. - Louise Bingham Dear Louise: ...

All podocarpus plants are members of the Podocarpaceae family. All are evergreen conifers that grow in tropical or subtropical locations. Though the different species are similar in appearance, their ...

For many years Southern California gardens have included the familiar soft, willowy silhouettes of the fern pine, Podocarpus gracilior. Now another podocarpus is gaining ground in the garden — the ...

WHITTIER – The City Council has rejected the request of two Whittier residents to remove a podocarpus tree in front of their house. The tree, they say, leaves olive-sized berries on the street and ...

LAKELAND -- When gardeners think about Podocarpus, they're more likely to view them as utilitarian plants than as objects of beauty. This isn't surprising because Podocarpus don't bear attractive ...

Despite a neighborhood’s best efforts in trying to save a 60-year-old Podocarpus tree on their block, Whittier’s City Council has approved the removal of the beloved neighbor on Comstock Avenue. But ...

Trees have been disappearing from downtown San Diego. No Sherlock Holmes is needed to solve the mystery, though. The curbside carrotwood, magnolia, jacaranda, liquid amber and podocarpus trees have ...