What are the varieties of Podocarpus

Podocarpus brevifolia

A small tree or shrub with branches spreading obliquely upward. The leaves are short and densely distributed, 2.5-7 cm long, 3-7 mm wide, with obtuse or rounded tips.

Native to Japan. It is cultivated as a garden tree in China's Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces and regions; it is also grown in potted plants in Beijing.

Podocarpus angustifolia

This variety differs from Podocarpus in that the leaves are narrower, usually 5-9 cm long and 3-6 mm wide, tapering to a long point at the apex and cuneate at the base.

It is produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and Jiangxi; it is cultivated in Guangdong and Jiangsu as a garden tree. It is also distributed in Japan. The type specimen was collected from Japan.

Podocarpus laurelii

The difference between this variety and Podocarpus is that the crown is cylindrical; the leaves are small, oblong-oblanceolate or oblanceolate, 1.3-3.5 cm long, 1-4 mm wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, and cuneate at the base.

Produced in Zhejiang. The type specimen was collected from Longquan.

Pearl Podocarpus

This new species of Podocarpus was discovered in the 1980s. Its native environment is the virgin forest area at an altitude of 2,000 meters in the northern mountainous area of ​​Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is the species with the shortest and densest leaves in the Podocarpaceae family and the Podocarpus genus.

Pearl Podocarpus is an excellent material for cultivating bonsai with high ornamental value. It is also one of the excellent tree species for landscaping and resistance to harmful gas pollution.

Podocarpus quetongs

The sparrow-stalked arhat is the most important bonsai material in Nantong. It was selected and bred by Nantong flower farmers from the mutation of Podocarpus carpus over hundreds of years. It has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of Nantong bonsai lovers.

The sparrow-stalked arhat in Nantong is generally propagated by cuttings, and old stumps are collected from uncultivated mountains. Mainly planted in pots. This is mainly because after the seedlings planted in pots have small roots, the growth of their roots varies and can form large roots, strange roots, and real roots.

Podocarpus milano

Podocarpus caryophyllus is a rare and precious variety of Podocarpus. The leaves are small and beautiful, and are excellent materials for making small and medium-sized bonsai. At present, it is very difficult to find authentic and pure rice-leaved Podocarpus seedlings. The rice-leaved Podocarpus at the Guangming Flower and Seedling Base in Jiangxi Province was also carefully cultivated and propagated 13 years ago from 10 mother plants.

However, it grows slowly, and it usually takes about ten years for the cuttings to grow to a little more than one centimeter thick. Since all the plants of Podocarpus carmichaelii are male, most of their flowers have degenerated into leaves, making them difficult to bloom, let alone bear fruit. Therefore, they cannot be propagated by seeds and are not available in the wild.