To use the podocarpus as a hedge, buy them small (1.5 to 2 feet high) in 3 Gallon or as high as 8 Feet Tall 25 Gallon Podocarpus; and plant them touching each other to create a good solid privacy Podocarpus Hedge. When first planed do not fertilizer the podocarpus hedge until the plants are stablished. Start light shearing pruning and training the first year, always keeping the top slightly smaller than the bottom.