Scientific Name: Podocarpus lawrencei

Common Name: mountain plumpine

Family Classification (Clade): Gymnosperms

Family: Podocarpaceae

Form Description: Yellowish-green shrub, branches usually spreading over dolerite boulders.

Height (m): 0.5 – 2

Fruit: Fleshy cone – Male plants have tiny cones which scatter pollen in season. Female plants have small red fruits with the seed attached to the end.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHobartHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Widespread but local on mountains on stabilised talus at about 900-1300m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Leaves have a pine-like fragrant scent when crushed.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed, but difficult.

Cutting & Division Information

Cuttings strike fairly readily. Use tip cuttings with or without “heels” and strike in a 2:1 mix of peat moss and sand. Late summer is best time to collect cuttings. Should strike more successfully if stored in a plastic bag with sphagnum moss in the refrigerator at or about 3-4°C for 6-8 weeks prior to setting out. Bottom heat and mist is beneficial or a plastic bag over the pot. Plants grow slowly and require adequate moisture. Also grows from layers.