Species · genus Podocarpus · Podocarpaceae

Henkel's Yellowwood

Podocarpus henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.

Also known as: Falcate Yellowwood · Fern-pine · Henkel's Podo · Drooping-Leaf Yellowwood · Drooping-leaved Yellowwood

Growth habit

tree

Native range

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Reference · P. henkelii

Cultivars of P. henkelii

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. henkelii yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Henkel's yellowwood is an evergreen conifer tree from the moist montane forests and mistbelt slopes of southern and eastern Africa, where it grows slowly under even, mild conditions. Give it a brightly lit spot with some indirect light and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again, as it tolerates a brief drying but resents standing wet. Its drooping needle-like foliage and forest origin point to steady moisture rather than drought.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–24 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining loamy mix with added grit or perlite

Propagation

Semi-hardwood cuttings, slow to root; or fresh seed

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly through spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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