20 Podocarpus Japanese Yew Plants - Evergreen Privacy Hedge Bare Root Starter Pack

Product Overview

This 20-pack of Podocarpus macrophyllus, commonly known as Japanese Yew or Buddhist Pine, offers live bare root plants ideal for establishing an evergreen privacy hedge. These elegant shrubs feature soft, dark green needle-like foliage and grow into a compact, upright form, making them suitable for formal screens and borders.

Key Features

• Includes 20 live bare root Podocarpus macrophyllus plants
• Evergreen with dark green, needle-like leaves
• Excellent for privacy screens, borders, and hedges
• Thrives in full sun to part shade
• Hardy in USDA Zones 7–11
• Tolerates pruning and shaping for formal hedges
• Deer-resistant and drought-tolerant once established

Growing Information

Podocarpus macrophyllus prefers well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil. It grows best in full sun to partial shade and requires moderate watering, becoming drought-tolerant after establishment. This shrub is well-suited for southern landscapes, driveways, and ornamental hedging, offering a low-maintenance option for gardeners seeking a neat and dense privacy screen.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.