Podocarpus lawrencei Mountain Plum Pine 140mm pot

Mountain Plum Pine is a compact evergreen conifer with dense green foliage and a naturally compact habit, ideal for gardens and feature planting.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 140mm pot – a great planting size ready to establish quickly 🌱
✔️ Naturally compact, dense form; ideal for smaller gardens and feature planting
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Well-drained soil; performs well in cooler conditions and rocky sites 🌱
✔️ Frost hardy and drought tolerant once established ❄️💧
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Dense, narrow green foliage provides year-round texture and structure 🌿✨
✔️ Evergreen — keeps its colour and form through every season ✅🌿
✔️ Can develop small fleshy fruit-like structures on mature plants, adding extra interest
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Slow-growing, compact shrub to small tree with a naturally tidy habit 🌿✅
✔️ Grows approx. 1–3m tall × 1–2m wide in garden conditions
✔️ Minimal pruning required; light shaping can be done if needed ✂️🌿
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Australian native conifer with excellent cold tolerance 🇦🇺❄️
✔️ Tough, hardy, and well suited to cool-climate gardens 💪🌿
✔️ Slow-growing and low-maintenance once established ✅
✔️ Great for rockeries, alpine gardens, and exposed sites 🪨🌱
✔️ Provides reliable evergreen structure all year round 🌲✨
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Use in rockeries or raised beds for year-round evergreen structure 🪨🌿
✔️ Plant in native or alpine-style gardens with grasses and low groundcovers 🌾
✔️ Use as a compact feature shrub in smaller garden beds 🏡✨
✔️ Pair with dwarf conifers, hebes, and other hardy cool-climate plants for a layered look 🌲🌿