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Path to the 2017 Azalea Garden Tour – Pruning, Planting, and Propagating Endeavors: An Interesting Discovery

8/8/2016

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On Wednesday, July 20th, while several of our wonderful volunteers from the Cape Fear Garden Club were tending to the grounds, we discovered these incredibly peculiar berries sprouting from one of our Podocarpus macrophyllus plants near the mansion’s front gate. We had never seen unique berries quite like these, and believing they could possibly be an abnormality, a bit of research was conducted. We ended up making an interesting discovery: contrary to our initial belief, berries from the Podocarpus, better known as the Japanese Yew, naturally cultivate this way (Podocarpus, n.d.)! Amidst the “needle-like leaves” these berries grow annually every summer and can actually be consumed (Podocarpus, n.d.). Who knew that berries could grow like that? 

Just as intrigued by this plant as we are? Take a look at Cherry Lake Tree Farm's page for more information on the Podocarpus macrophyllus! 

References
Podocarpus. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://cherrylake.com/podocarpus/.  


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