Podocarpus

Decorative slow-growing conifer comes from subtropical climate zones. In Asia, it is also called a pine Buddhists. The bark is dark gray, smooth, later broken up and odlupčivá. Needles has a flat, dark green, shiny on the cheek, similar to yew. Care at home is relatively simple. The advantage for beginners is that it increases once a year as our pine disadvantage advanced, that does not grow, and that is not what to cut and shape. LOCATION: at the apartment suits them east and south window, but the satisfaction they thrive on the window west and north. Temperature 16 - 22oC. Watering: regularly, moderately, not wet nor may přeschnout, hard water převaříme. FERTILISING: from spring to autumn, after 14 days, in winter after 6 weeks. Transplanting: the spring after two to three years, at the same time make adjustments roots, which in turn will handle charcoal dust. They need good drainage. LAND: Substrate for bonsai AGRO CS, or clay (akadama), peat, sand in the ratio 1: 1: 1. CUTTING: zakracujeme with care, accrete only once a year. Shaping full shoots, we need to shape, the wires from August to March, older branches at any time, but beware they are fragile.