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Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo, CA, Nipomo, CA and Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA
OUTENIQUA YELLOWWOOD
Afrocarpus falcatus
General Notes
Branches droop but resist breakage. Native to Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya. Trees may be referred to as male or female.
List all Podocarpaceae | Afrocarpus
- Afrocarpus falcatus - Podocarpaceae
- Synonyms: Podocarpus falcatus
Afrocarpus gracilior
Common Names: Outeniqua Yellowwood, Common Yellowwood, Sickle Leaved Yellowwood - Native To: Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya
- Habit:
Has Evergreen foliage. - Shape: Conical
- Sunset Zones: 8, 9 and 14 - 24
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 10 - 11
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Well Drained Soil
- Soil Type: Clay, Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Acidic
- Height: 50 - 65 feet
- Growth Rate: 12 to 36 Inches per Season
- Landscape Use: Specimen or Buffer Strip
- Leaves: Green or Blue Green. No Change in Fall. Evergreen.
- Flowers: Inconspicuous Has either male or female flowers (dioecious). Trees may be sold as male or female.
- Cone: Green
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Dense to Very Dense in Leaf
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as Low
- Wildlife Notes:
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