(Podocarp)

Podocarpus is a large genus of over 100 species of evergreen trees and shrubs native to the sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. The plants are coniferous, bearing reproductive cones and mostly dioecious which means male and female cones are produced on separate plants. The male flowers are yellow or red on catkin-like (pendent flower spikes) cones borne among the leaves or at the ends of the branches. The female flowers are green and produced on scaly cones. The fruit is fleshy,...

(Falcate Yellowwood, Henkel's Yellowwood)

With shiny green foliage that looks like small sickles, Henkel's yellowwood adds a fine-texture to the landscape, either as a specimen, allee or hedgerow. Hailing from the moist highlands of eastern and southern Africa, this tall slow-growing evergreen tree has gray-brown to tan bark that is fissured, exfoliated with great age to reveal a reddish brown underlayer.

The shiny green to dark blue-green leaves are flat but narrow. Each blade has pointed ends, "rolled-under" edges, is often curved...

(Yew Pine)

Yew pine is a versatile small to large tree perfect for hot humid regions. Its feathery branches are covered with long, narrow lance-like evergreen leaves. This native of Japan and China is dioecious, meaning plants are either male or female. If pollinated, the female plants will display attractive clusters of blue and purple fruits near branch tips.

Yew pine can be treated as a hedge, topiary or espalier or its lower branches can be pruned to form an attractive small tree. This tough plant thrives...

(Maki Yew Pine)

Shrubby yew pine is a versatile large shrub or small tree for hot humid regions. Its feathery branches are covered with shorter, narrow lance-like evergreen leaves that are smaller than the species. This native of Japan and China is dioecious, meaning plants are either male or female. If pollinated, the female plants will display attractive clusters of blue and purple fruits near branch tips. 'Maki' has a dense, upright form.

'Maki' yew pine can be treated as a hedge, topiary or espalier, perhaps...

(Alpine Totara)

Podocarpus is a large genus of over 100 species of evergreen trees and shrubs native to the sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. The plants are coniferous, bearing reproductive cones and mostly dioecious which means male and female cones are produced on separate plants. The male flowers are yellow or red on catkin-like (pendent flower spikes) cones borne among the leaves or at the ends of the branches. The female flowers are green and produced on scaly cones. The fruit is fleshy,...

(Ming Aralia)

Grown for its elegant, lacy foliage, this upright evergreen shrub hails from the western Pacific and Southeast Asia. Ming aralia's finely divided pinnate leaves are dark green with a reddish tinge. The greenish flowers and black fruit are rarely produced.

Ming aralia grows best in full to partial sun and fertile, evenly moist soil. Soil must be well-drained to prevent root rot. Humidity ensures the delicate leaflets do not quickly brown and drop away. In winter, keep the soil slightly drier....

(Hardy Orange)

Densely filled with spiny branches and three-lobed leaves, hardy orange also bears lemon-flavored, small golden fruits that persist into winter. A large shrub to small deciduous tree that is rounded, it is native to northern China and Korea. The fruits are loaded with seeds and will self-sow in landscapes, and with a viciously spined canopy, makes it difficult and unpleasant to remove. It is considered an invasive woodland intruder in some parts of the eastern United States.

The compound leaves...

(Contorted Hardy Orange, Flying Dragon Hardy Orange)

Densely filled with twisted branches covered in sharp spines and three-lobed leaves, the Flying Dragon hardy orange also bears lemon-flavored, small golden fruits that persist into winter. A large deciduous shrub that is rounded, irregular and architecturally interesting, it is native to northern China and Korea. The fruits are loaded with seeds and will self-sow in landscapes, and with a viciously spined canopy, makes it difficult and unpleasant to remove. It is considered an invasive woodland intruder...

(Shrubby Cinquefoil)

Shrubby cinquefoil is a compact twiggy deciduous shrub with dainty foliage and buttercup-like flowers. Sometimes referred to as Dasiphora fruticosa, this very hardy plant is native across all north temperate regions from Asia to North America. The yellow flowers appear in abundance in early summer and continue more sparsely into fall. They contrast nicely with the small dark green to gray-green leaves. As branches age they develop mildly attractive peeling bark. Many cultivars and hybrids of shrubby...

(Abbotswood Cinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil)

This vigorous white-flowered shrubby cinquefoil is a compact bushy flowering shrub with small dainty dark gray-green foliage. Sometimes called Dasiphora fruticosa 'Abbotswood', it is very hardy and originates from north temperate regions from Asia to North America. From summer to frost, many white buttercup-like flowers appear with regularity. These contrast nicely with its fine, dark leaves. As branches age, they develop peeling bark.

This plant is adapted to average to poor sandy or...