Podocarpus outside my laundry room window:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

No idea why there's new growth here! But I thought they looked pretty, so here you go.

[Ohiogal]

1. Very pretty!

It’s sort of a silvery green, is it not? Do the green berries turn red eventually?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, my dear Ohiogal!

I think the sunlight makes it look more silvery than it truly is, but there is some of that.

And no, the berries don't turn red. I think they're seed pods and they stay green.

[Callalily]

3. Very cool.

I've never heard of a Podocarpus tree, so I had to look it up.

Podocarpus is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. Podocarpus are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from 1 to 25 metres tall, known to reach 40 metres at times.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks, my dear Callalily!

They are lovely and can be pruned into almost any shape. Ours were planted in the 1980's, I think, and we've never done a thing to them.

These are taller than our two-story house! We've never had to water them.

Thanks also for looking them up. I appreciate the info.

[flamin lib]

5. I had to google Podocarpus. I may plant one as it seems to be poisonous

which means the deer won't eat it

Nice pics tho Dear Peg.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Glad you enjoyed my little offerings, my dear flamin lib...

And if the deer won't eat them, then YAY!