Podocarpus Gracilior (Pleached) 90L

Add instant height, structure, and privacy to your garden with our premium pleached Podocarpus gracilior trees. These expertly trained specimens deliver a sophisticated, architectural look from the day they are planted.

Key Features

• Total Height: 2.5 metres
• Clear Stem Height: 1.5 metres
• Pot Size: 90L – ready for immediate planting
• Soft, graceful, weeping evergreen foliage
• Narrow, needle-like bright green leaves
• Naturally dense canopy when pleached
• Evergreen – provides year-round privacy and screening

Why Choose Pleached Podocarpus gracilior?

Podocarpus gracilior, also known as African Fern Pine or Weeping Podocarpus, is an excellent choice for pleached trees in New Zealand. Unlike deciduous hornbeam, this variety stays lush and green all year round, making it perfect for clients wanting continuous privacy and screening.

Its soft, fine-textured foliage gives a more relaxed, elegant appearance compared to traditional buxus or hornbeam, while still responding very well to regular trimming to maintain a crisp, flat pleached screen. It performs beautifully in Tauranga’s subtropical climate and offers good wind tolerance once established.

Best Uses for Pleached Podocarpus Trees 

• Creating evergreen elevated privacy screens
• Modern and contemporary garden designs
• Narrow boundary screening and side boundaries
• Dividing outdoor living spaces and garden rooms
• Feature avenues and entrance plantings
• Coastal and urban landscapes in the Bay of Plenty

Planting & Care Tips

Plant in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Stake the trees securely after planting due to their height and weight. Water regularly during the first 12–18 months while they establish. Trim the pleached canopy lightly 2–3 times per year to keep the flat screen shape and encourage denser growth.

Bring instant sophistication and year-round greenery to your landscape with our ready-to-plant 90L Pleached Podocarpus gracilior trees.