Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’, commonly known as golden tōtara, is a slow-growing evergreen New Zealand native conifer with soft golden-yellow juvenile foliage that matures to richer green tones, forming a dense, upright tree or large shrub over time, and it is valued for hedging, screening, specimen planting, and native restoration, thriving in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil while being hardy, long-lived, and tolerant of wind, drought once established, and light frost.
Podocarpus totara aurea - golden totara
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Botanical Name Podocarpus Totara aurea Maori Name tōtara Common Name Golden Totara Family Podocarpaceae Type Tree Origin Endemic to New Zealand — widespread throughout both the North and South Islands Mature Height 6-8m Mature Spread 2-4m Sun Requirements Full sun Soil Grows best in well-drained sandy, loamy, or gravelly soils, but tolerates poorer or moderately heavy soils if not waterlogged Flowering produces cones instead of flowers Wind Tolerance Wind tolerant Frost Tolerance Frost tender when young
Drought Tolerance Good — tolerates drought and dry soils Growth Rate Slow Maintenance Very low Conservation Status Not Threatened
