How to Grow and Care for Buddhist Pine and the Price of a 1.5-Meter-Tall Buddhist Pine

The Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) is an evergreen tree. It is a fairly common pine species and can bloom, with a swollen, fleshy receptacle, and broadly ovate seeds borne on the receptacle. The leaves of this pine are spirally arranged and alternate, dark green on the upper surface and yellow-green on the underside, with bisexual flowers and male cones in spikes; female cones are usually solitary in the leaf axils and stalked. The flowering period is May.

The Buddhist pine prefers a warm, humid, semi-shaded environment. It likes fertile, well-drained sandy loam and can also adapt to the environmental climate of coastal plains, though its cold tolerance is relatively weak. When grown in pots, the Buddhist pine should be planted in humic acid soil, and it is not tolerant of saline-alkaline or barren conditions. Potted Buddhist pines also need supplementary nutrients. The Buddhist pine does not like concentrated fertilizer; during the growing season, decomposed organic liquid fertilizer can be applied once every ten days to half a month, with a watering the day after fertilizing, and normally no fertilizer is needed. In prolonged drought without rain, watering is required. Applying a dilute liquid fertilizer based mainly on nitrogen fertilizer 2 to 3 times each in spring and autumn is enough for good growth. Water once the day after fertilizing, as this helps the roots absorb nutrients.

The price of a 1.5-meter-tall Buddhist pine seedling is around 600 yuan. If the price is too cheap, then you should check whether it really is a Buddhist pine.