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INTRODUCTION

Image of Podocarpus nubigenus

IX Region, Parque Oncol, Chile
Altitude: 100-700 m. 03 19, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Tree

Height: 25 m.

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 8. The plant tolerates low temperatures (-8° C), can tolerate occasional snow cover for up to a couple of weeks per year.

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More species from the same Podocarpaceae family in our data base:

Lepidothamnus fonkii

Podocarpus nubigenus (Mañío macho / Mañío de hojas punzantes)

Podocarpus saligna (Mañío de hojas largas / Mañiú)

Prumnopitys andina (Lleuque / Uva de cordillera)

Saxegothaea conspicua (Mañío hembra / Mañío de hojas cortas)