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Boudicca
12-30-2012, 01:25 PM
This shrub is about 5' tall, what is it?

ajbrown
12-30-2012, 01:38 PM
It sure looks like a Podocarpus. I have some in my back yard as a hedge to hide a green electrical box.

gomoho
12-30-2012, 02:13 PM
I agree podocarpus.

pooh
12-30-2012, 03:37 PM
It's also called yew pine.....podocarpus.

BritParrothead
12-30-2012, 04:29 PM
If it gets lovely red berries, dont touch them! Poisonous.
On a lighter note, i think you should call it 'Robert' :icon_wink:

Geewiz
12-30-2012, 05:33 PM
I would name it "George."

Serenoa
12-30-2012, 05:58 PM
If it gets lovely red berries, dont touch them! Poisonous.
On a lighter note, i think you should call it 'Robert' :icon_wink:

Sorry, but that's NOT correct. The fruit (the fleshy part) of the berries is not toxic, only the seed.

The fruit is actually edible, so there certainly is no danger in just touching the berries.

Podocarpus macrophyllus | Eat The Weeds and other things, too (http://www.eattheweeds.com/podocarpus-your-own-hedge-fund-2/)

Villages PL
12-30-2012, 07:51 PM
I would call it "Philomena Podocarpus".

Bill-n-Brillo
12-30-2012, 08:06 PM
.......or just Phil, for short. :D

Bill :)

Villageshooter
12-31-2012, 12:16 AM
is it legal to grow that in the state of FL???

Golfingnut
12-31-2012, 05:02 AM
Podocarpus is correct. We had it installed to provide privacy around our pool. It is very Florida friendly, grows slow and is evergreen.

laackley
12-31-2012, 05:38 AM
This shrub is about 5' tall, what is it?
It is:
Scientific Name:
Podocarpus macrophyllus
'Pringles Dwarf�
 Plant characteristics
 Height: 2 - 4 feet
 Light exposure � full sun/
partial shade
 Flower color � n/a
 Uses � hedging, massing,
accent plant

There is an article in The Villages Community Development District newsletter, at the below link that describes it as noted above: Village Community Development Districts (http://www.districtgov.org/index.aspx).

Hope this helps

BritParrothead
12-31-2012, 07:51 AM
Sorry, but that's NOT correct. The fruit (the fleshy part) of the berries is not toxic, only the seed.

The fruit is actually edible, so there certainly is no danger in just touching the berries.

Podocarpus macrophyllus | Eat The Weeds and other things, too (http://www.eattheweeds.com/podocarpus-your-own-hedge-fund-2/)

I stand corrected. But, the one that grows here in England is poisonous, so I assumed they all were/are.
They do look beautiful when the berries are covering the shrub!

bubblehead1026
01-02-2013, 11:11 PM
This shrub is about 5' tall, what is it?

arbor vita