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Help identify the below tree - a recent present but can't seem to find out what exactly it is



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Podocarpus macrophyllus - sometimes called the Chinese yew, though it is not a yew.

Wow, quick and informative reply I'm going to like it here!

Thanks Jim!

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JimLewis wrote:Podocarpus macrophyllus - sometimes called the Chinese yew, though it is not a yew.

Or...Buddhist pine, but it's not a pine.

Or...Buddhist pine, but it's not a pine

It's probably not Buddhist, either.

Hahahhahahah. Funniest thread I've read in a while.

Hi guys, Hmm- Macrophyllus- definitely not Jewish either- do you Catholic? Dustin

In South Africa we call the Podocarpus: Yellowwood tree.

Judging by the size of the needles in the photo yu might have one of the dwarf varieties of Podocarpus, either P. Macrophylla Maki or P. alpinus. Either way, the tree is very desirable as a bonsai - good luck with it.

BTW this is one of the most exceedingly slow growers around. In a bonsai pot the trunk will never thick. You are going to have to work with what you have unless you can plant it in the ground for a few years.