AusBonsai

hi all,
Bought a bonsai stock from ebay, two tree in one pot
Seller sell it as a Buddhist Pine/Japanese Yew Tree (podocarpus macrophyllus) and from pictures it looks 100% like one too.
I got the tree today, but the leaf (when I rub it) does not smell like any other pine or conifer I have ever encountered before,
you know pine and conifer have a very distinct scent.
Which actually make sense, because the botanic name suggested they are not a pine.
Can anyone who have or had a Buddhist Pine confirm this for me please. thanks

Definitely a Podacarpus. They are a gymnosperm and therefore related to pines and conifers. As to what Podacarpus I can't tell from the pics. No reason to not believe it is as labelled.

dansai wrote:Definitely a Podacarpus. They are a gymnosperm and therefore related to pines and conifers. As to what Podacarpus I can't tell from the pics. No reason to not believe it is as labelled.

Thanks dansai
just need someone to tell me Buddhist Pine does not smell like a pine

I grow Podacarpus elatus, P. spinulosa and P. lawrencii which are all Aussie natives. Their leaves don't smell like pines, but the fruit of P. elatus, known as Brown Pine or Plum Pine, has a very pine like resinous taste and smell.

The podocarp definately is P macrophylla; and it could be P macraophylla "Maki", a finer leaf version.
The species leaf is thick, broad and coarse; the "Maki" leaf is finer, thinner, narrower.

They are a Chinese podocarp(Gondwana Land refugee) and the roots are amazing when you get to see them.

Grant