INTRODUCTION

Image of Podocarpus saligna

VII Region, Los Ruiles, Chile
Altitude: 300-500 m. 02 21, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Tree

Height: 20 m.

Image of Podocarpus saligna

VII Region, Los Ruiles, Chile
Altitude: 300-500 m. 02 21, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line
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).
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.

Image of Podocarpus saligna

VII Region, Los Ruiles, Chile
Altitude: 300-500 m. 02 21, 2006

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

Useful properties:

Timber

Image of Podocarpus saligna

VII Region, Los Ruiles, Chile
Altitude: 300-500 m. 02 21, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).

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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)