Mazhar Botanic Garden

Afrocarpus gracilior (Pilg.) C.N.Page

Bastard yellowwood African Fern tree Weeping Podocarpus.

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000709
English name: Bastard yellowwood, African Fern tree, Weeping Podocarpus.
Arabic name: بودوكاربس جراسيليور
Native: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Country: Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania Uganda
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree growing 20-40 m tall, 50-80 cm in diameter leaves lanceolate 2- 6 cm long, 3-5 mm broad

Ornamental plant. Important timber. shade tree. Street tree

Podocarpus gracilior Pilg

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time:
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 4.5-7.5

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