Add unique color and evergreen texture to your landscape with Podocarpus alpinus ‘Blue Gem’, also known as Blue Gem Alpine Plum Yew. This compact evergreen shrub is prized for its striking blue-green foliage and low-growing spreading habit, making it an excellent choice for rock gardens, borders, alpine landscapes, and decorative containers.

In spring, attractive reddish new growth adds seasonal contrast and visual interest against the cool-toned foliage. Its dense, compact form provides year-round structure while remaining easy to maintain. Perfect for modern landscapes and low-maintenance gardens, this hardy evergreen offers exceptional beauty in both small and large outdoor spaces. You will receive a healthy plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Podocarpus alpinus ‘Blue Gem’ shrub
✔️ Grown in #1 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen plant
✔️ Compact blue foliage conifer
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Blue Gem Alpine Plum Yew
• Botanical Name: Podocarpus alpinus ‘Blue Gem’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun preferred
• Soil: Well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between watering
• Mature Height: Approximately 1 foot
• Mature Width: Up to 3 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 7–10
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant in a sunny location with excellent drainage to maintain vibrant foliage color and healthy growth. Minimal pruning is needed to maintain its naturally compact form.

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.