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Prumnopitys andina
Also called Plum Fruited Yew
Prumnopitys andina, the Chilean plum yew, is a large evergreen conifer native to south-central Chile and westernmost Argentina that grows up to 30 m tall. It is best grown in a cool, mild, moist climate, and it is only occasionally planted as an ornamental.
Prumnopitys andina, the lleuque or Chilean plum yew, is a coniferous tree native to south-central Chile and a few areas in adjacent parts of westernmost Argentina from 36 to 40° South latitude. It lives on moderately wet soils, preferably on Andean slopes from 500–1,100 meters (1,600–3,600 ft).
The cones (an aril) are 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, blue-purple in color, are eaten by Native American people in Chile, and a marmalade is produced with them. The tree is also occasionally grown as an ornamental tree and a hedge in oceanic climate areas in northwest Europe and the Pacific Northwest of North America. In these areas, it is also sometimes known as "plum-yew" or "plum-fruited yew", though these names are more commonly applied to plants in the genus Cephalotaxus.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prumnopitys andina 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.
