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Podocarpus nivalis
Also called Snow Totara
A low, spreading alpine conifer from New Zealand's high mountains that forms mats, rooting where its branches touch the soil. Grow it cold-hardy and in a site with plenty of moisture.
Podocarpus nivalis, the mountain or snow tōtara, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to New Zealand.
It is one of the hardiest podocarps of the Southern Hemisphere, it has withstood minus 25 °C (minus 13 °F) in the British Isles, and survives long periods under snow in its native habitat, close to the tree line in New Zealand's high mountains. It needs high rainfall to grow well.
This species is found in the North Island south of Mt Hikurangi and Mt Pirongia and in the South Island.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Podocarpus nivalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
