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Author Topic: A good day out in New Zealand  (Read 2494 times)

Lesley Cox

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Re: A good day out in New Zealand
« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2011, 10:12:17 PM »
Thanks Uli. I'm not sure though, having Googled. The tree we saw had a soft, almost willow-like habit and all the foliage with a downward cast. Joe Cartman who knows his trees pretty well I think, said, if I remember rightly it was from the Podocarpus FAMILY, but not GENUS Podocarpus. He couldn't remember the name. Whatever it is, it was very beautiful both in habit and with the two-toned foliage.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

Anthony Darby

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Re: A good day out in New Zealand
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2011, 11:21:58 AM »
Could it be Podocarpus henkelii, which comes from South Africa?
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Re: A good day out in New Zealand
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2011, 01:52:42 PM »
I would also go with Podocarpus henkelii.
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Lesley Cox

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Re: A good day out in New Zealand
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2011, 09:31:58 PM »
Looking at the images on Google, I have to agree with you both. Many thanks for the ID. I'll find out if there has been any seed set yet. :D Looks as if it grows to a very tall tree though.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

 


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