Phyllocladus aspleniifolius var alpinus

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius var alpinus photographed at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Sussex, UK

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius var alpinus (syn Phyllocladus trichomanoides var alpinus, Phyllocladus alpinus) is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 8–30 ft (2.4–9 m) high. The green leaves are deeply lobed, up to 1 in (2.5 cm) long, although they can be longer. Red male strobili (cones) in bundles, summer.

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius var alpinus is found in subalpine forests in North and South Islands, New Zealand. The leaves are cladodes, flattened stems. Hardy in the UK.

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