Brown Pine

Podocarpus elatus

Native:to eastern Australia.
Dimensions: 40m but much smaller in cultivation.
Flower: Summer.
Fruit: edible dark purple to black fruit present autumn-winter.
Uses: it has a spreading crown which makes it useful as a shade tree and has been mentioned as a larger hedge or screen. Brown Pines can tolerate mild frost.
Soil type: can grow in a variety of soils as long as water is available.