shrubby yew Podocarpaceae Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet   symbol: POMA32
	Leaf: Alternate, densely arranged and almost appearing whorled, simple, evergreen, narrow lanceolate, 2 to 5 inches long, pointed, distinct midrib, shiny dark green above, paler and bluish below. Flower: Dioecious; not showy, males are pale yellow, erect, slender cones 1 inch long; females are very inconspicuous, occur solitary from leaf axils. Fruit: Oblong initially red aril, 1/2 inch long, with a large (pea-sized,) protruding, round seed, both seed and aril ripens to purplish blue. Twig: Moderately stout, green, tightly covered in foliage that spirals up the stem. Bark: Fiborous and shreddy, reddish brown but ages to a light gray. Form: A small tree with a symetrical, dense, round crown reaching up to 40 feet in height.
	USDA Plants Database Podocarpus macrophyllus is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.