Totara Podocarpus totara - Nageia totara

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Botanical Name:

Podocarpus totara

Family:

Podocarpaceae

Genus:

Podocarpus

Species:

totara

Common Name:

Totara

Seeds Per Pound:
31,310
Quantity:
0.21 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
33
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
100 ft
Collection Locale:
New Zealand
Crop Year:
2020
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.21 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 33 seeds)
$8.95
5 gram (~ 345 seeds)
$41.00
10 gram (~ 690 seeds)
$79.50
1 oz (~ 1957 seeds)
$199.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 4-6 weeks.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil.
Description The tōtara is a medium to large tree which grows slowly to around 20 to 25 m, exceptionally to 35 m; it is noted for its longevity and the great girth of its trunk. The bark peels off in papery flakes, with a purplish to golden brown hue. The sharp, dull green needle-like leaves are stiff and leathery, 2 cm long. This plant produces highly modified cones with 2 to 4 fused, fleshy berry-like juicy scales, bright red when mature. The cone contains one or two rounded seeds at the apex of the scales.The largest known living tōtara, the Pouakani Tree, near Pureora in the central north island is over 35 meters tall and nearly 4 meters in trunk diameter at breast height. Other large trees are known in this area, while Whirinaki forest, to the East, but also on deep recent volcanic soils, has groves of very tall tōtara (>40m in height).
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Usda description:
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