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Retrophyllum minus Corkwood Tree, 'Bois Bouchon'
= Retrophyllum minor
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Product Code: YCP59500
Ornamental Value: Pretty
Availability: In Stock
Ornamental Value: Pretty
Availability: In Stock
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- Overall Rating (low–high)
5.0 - Ornamental Value (low–high)
4.0 - Germination (difficult–easy) 3.5
- Germination Time (years–days) 3.8
- Plant Care (difficult–easy)
3.0 - Speed of Growth (slow–fast)
2.0 - Total 3.6
Astounding, that's what botanists say when they see this conifer in habitat. A true water dweller, it grows on ultramafic soils just off the banks of streams in southern New Caledonia, where it is endangered by mining activities. Young plants establish themselves between the reeds along the streams edge and as they grow and mature, they anchor themselves into the riverine silt. The plants rarely attain two meters in height and the trunks are distinctly swollen at the base. Retrophyllum minus seems to be a perfect tropical conifer for bonsai cultivation. The "needles" are very small and lanceolate and the trunk starts to swell even when juvenile plants are only a few years old. It can grow in water but also under normal nursery conditions in "dry" substrate. An incredible and extremely rare plant.
| Cultural Requirements | |
| Frost Tolerance | None |
| Water Requirements | High |
| Wind Tolerance | Moderate |
| Appearance | |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Growth Form | Small Tree Shrub |
| Ornamental Value | Pretty |
| Uses | |
| Properties | Evergreen |
| Hazards | Child and Pet Friendly |
| Gardening | Bonsai Ornamental Potted |
| Synonymes | |
| Popular Synonymes | Retrophyllum minor |
| Classification | |
| Plant Group | Ornamental Trees |
| Botanical Order | Pinales |
| Botanical Family | Podocarpaceae |
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