Podocarpus Macrophyllus Maki, or Shrubby Chinese Podocarpus."The true species has largely yielded landscape space to 'Maki' (var. maki), often called the Shrubby Chinese Podocarpus. The leaves of the species are 3 to 4 in. long; those of 'Maki' are 1/2 to 2 3/4 in. long and narrower. In youth an irregular columnar pyramid of feathery branches and needles, easily sculpted into any shape. In fact, in Florida and California, this is often used for topiary." (From Michael A. Dirr's Dirr's Trees and Shurbs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.)
