Basisdaten
description:
The totara is evergreen and native to New Zealand. It is often used as a bonsai tree as it is well tolerated cut and slowly growing.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Podocarpus totara
family:
Podocarpaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 35 m (115 ft)
needle:
Short green, slightly oval needles similar to Taxus (yew).
fruit:
Small cones that look like red berries.
bark:
The bark is brown to silvery aged elongated stripping.
location:
Sun to half-shade
usage:
The wood is very sturdy and will not rot, so it is for it is for sleepers, poles and used as timber.
stature:
Large tree with a wide crown.