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Podocarpus henkelii
Also called Falcate Yellowwood, Henkel's Podo, Fern Pine, Drooping Leaf Yellowwood, Drooping Leaved Yellowwood, East Griqualand Yellowwood, Griqualand Yellowwood
Henkel's Yellowwood is a tall, pyramid-shaped conifer from the Afromontane forests of southern and eastern Africa, valued in gardens for its neat form and long, drooping leaves. It grows best in deep, moist soil and is tough once established.
Podocarpus henkelii (Henkel's yellowwood, Afrikaans: Henkel-se-Geelhout, Xhosa: Umsonti, Zulu: Umsonti) is a South African species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is grown ornamentally in gardens for its neat, attractive form and its elegant, drooping foliage.
This tree was named after Caesar Carl Hans Henkel (1839–1913), the Eastern Cape forester, and father of John Spurgeon Henkel, Conservator of Forests for Natal and Zululand.
Podocarpus henkelii is increasingly grown in gardens around southern Africa for its neat, attractive form and decorative foliage. It is easy to cultivate, tough once established, and incredibly long-lived. It can also be pruned if necessary, to change its shape.
Henkel's yellowwood is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Here it grows in the high, moist, afro-montane forest of the Drakensberg mountains. It also grows in Afromontane forests in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. It is now found in gardens throughout South Africa, where it is grown as an elegant ornamental tree.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
