‘Maki’ Podocarpus Yew Poodle Tier Topiary
Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Maki’
Other Names: Maki Japanese Yew, Maki Yew Pine, Southern Yew, Yew Podocarpus, Chinese Podocarpus, Buddhist Pine, Upright Podocarpus
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-11 Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub or Tree
Height at Maturity: 6-8′ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 18-30″ depending on pruning
Spacing: na
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Poodle Form
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Flower Color: NA
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Deep Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color:
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Full Shade
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 4.5 – 7.5 (Very Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low, Moderate when sheared to formal shapes or hedges
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Heavy Shade, Humidity, Insect
Description
This is the poodle tier topiary form of the Maki Podocarpus Yew, an upright growing Podocarpus that provides a unique and distinctive texture all its own in the landscape. Maki is a slower-growing version of the species with a very dense, columnar form. As a topiary it might reach 6 to 8 feet tall and 2 feet wide when pruned once or twice a year for shaping purposes. It’s perfect as a focal point specimen or to frame and accentuate entryways or fill a narrow space in home foundation plantings. Excellent as a centerpiece in container gardens. A very tough, adaptable and handsome plant that thrives in the most adverse conditions; growing well in full sun or full shade and is deer, drought, heat and humidity tolerant. In cold climates Maki Podocarpus can be grown in a sunny solarium or in containers that are overwintered indoors and rolled back outdoors when temperatures warm in spring, and can even be grown as a year round house plant!
Landscape & Garden Uses
The Poodle Tier Maki Podocarpus is ideal for use as a specimen in smaller garden spaces or to frame entryways and corners or fill narrow spots in home foundation plantings. It’s slower growing than other Podocarpus so doesn’t require frequent pruning. Also very nice as a centerpiece in a container garden. It can be clipped to form a very tight column or narrow pyramid and other various topiary shapes such as poodle tier and pompom. Its high drought tolerance makes it a fine selection for the Xeriscape (low water needs) garden. In cold climates Maki Podocarpus can be grown in a sunny solarium or in containers that are overwintered indoors and rolled back outdoors when temperatures warm in spring, and can even be grown as a year round house plant!
Spacing: na
Growing Preferences
Maki Podocarpus is a very tough plant that thrives in the most adverse conditions, tolerating a wide range soils and light exposures, growing well in full sun or full shade. It prefers a moist but well-drained soil when young however is exceptionally drought tolerant when established. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soils are problematic. Very alkaline or heavy soils may cause nutrient deficiencies. As with many other acid-loving evergreens, if the foliage turns a lighter shade of green apply soil sulfur and/or chelated iron for deep greening.
Helpful Articles
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