Podocarpus nagi seed
LATIN NAME: Podocarpus nagi
COMMON NAME: Nagi Podocarpus
The nagi podocarpus is the fine, dark, glossy-leaved tree of the old temple gardens. The upright, evergreen tree carries the dense, dark-green, leathery leaves with the fine, pale midrib, and the small, inconspicuous flowers are followed by the small, fleshy, purple-blue fruits on the female trees. The tree has been planted and trimmed in the old gardens of the East for a very long time, and it is a fine, neat, long-lived addition to the garden and the large container. It is a tree of the deep, rich, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The nagi podocarpus has carved a quiet but solid place in the plant science, and the tree has been studied for the dense, dark-green, leathery leaves and the small, fleshy, purple-blue fruits. The way the tree holds its neat, dark form through the year has been studied at length, and it keeps showing up in the work on the podocarps, the evergreen garden trees and the old temple gardens. The fine, pale midrib of the leaves and the trim, upright habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and the nagi is a regular subject of the studies of the conifers of the warm east.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The nagi podocarpus does a lot of work in the garden. The dense, dark-green, leathery leaves keep the neat tree handsome through the whole year, and the small, fleshy, purple-blue fruits are a fine, quiet treat for the birds. The tree takes the trim and the clip well, which makes it a fine choice for the topiary, the hedge, the avenue and the large container, and it has been planted in the old temple gardens of the East for a very long time. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the neat, dark evergreen form and the ease of the tree, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the deep, rich, well-drained garden.
The nagi podocarpus is one of the fine, neat trees of the old temple gardens, and the dense, dark-green, leathery leaves take the trim and the clip well. The small, fleshy, purple-blue fruits on the female trees are a fine, quiet treat for the birds, and the tree is a handsome, long-lived choice for the garden and the large container.
To grow the nagi podocarpus from seed, sow the fresh seeds into trays of moist, free-draining soil, pressing them in lightly, keep them in a bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings appear within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the shelter and the deep, rich, well-drained ground, the dense, dark-green, leathery leaves will build up over the years.
