Outeniqua Yellow Wood (Podocarpus falcatus) Bonsai Seeds

The bark is interesting, being smooth and ridged on younger stems and peeling off in flakes on the older trees.

The leaves are arranged spirally, with parallel veins and smooth margins. The leaf tip is sharply pointed.

Male and female cones occur on different trees. The large, yellow, fleshy fruits take a year to ripen and hang from the branches in clusters.

Uses and economic value

Some of the famous yellowwood antiques seen throughout South Africa were made from the wood of this specific tree. The straight stems of these trees were once used for the topmasts of ships. The bark is used for tanning leather. Podocarpus falcatus could make an ideal indigenous substitute for the exotic pine trees currently being used in plantations; trials done at a forest station at Magoebaskloof showed that the yield is similar, with the growth rate and quality of the wood comparing favourably to that of commercial pine. The ripe fruit is edible and very resinous. The sap is used as a remedy for chest complaints.

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