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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We just purchased a weeping podocarpus and want to know how to care for it and how big it gets. – D.P., Fort Lauderdale A. Weeping podocarpus, which grows about 60 feet tall and 40 feet wide, is from ...