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Feng Shui tree - Podocarpus costalis
Podocarpus costalis, also known as feng shui tree, or igem dagat, is included in the list of endangered plants of Phillipines.
The tree is being protected by the government of the county, its export is prohibited, and trading is strictly regulated.
However, Feng Shui practitioners (especially those of Taiwan), believe this small evergreen tree to bring luck to the owner, especially if planted in the garden near the house. Potted trees to decorate the house are, at the same time, as popular.
So, Podocarpus is an extremely popular, and, consequently, costly plant. Since there is a demand, adventurous citizens are eager to earn their two cents: the Department of Environment and Natural Resources along with Wildlife Bureau have recently thwarted selling of 35 igem dagat trees. Wildlife officers confiscated earth-balled and potted plants of Podocarpus costalis. The officials believe Feng Shui trees were to be shipped abroad.
Podocarpus costalis - the Feng Shui tree
Podocarpus costalis grows only in Taiwan and Cagayan province - Calayan Island. The maximum height of the Feng Shui tree is 3 meters, or 10 feet. However, the plant grows very slowly, and it may take igem dagat 70-200 years to reach such a size.
The tree has smooth greenish bark, and thin evergreen leaves on the horizontally spread branches. Podocarpus costalis is protected as a plant that is threatened by habitat loss.
In nature the Feng Shui tree grows in coastal rocks, near sea level, and now igem dagat can be found only in wildlife – there are no nurseries to populate this tree because Podocarpus costalis is very slow-growing, difficult to move, and very particular about the environment.
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