Scientific Name
Taxus baccata

Common Name
English yew

Hardiness Zones: 6-7
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Broad shrubby habit; multi-stemmed; horizontal branches
Height: 30 to 60'
Width: 15 to 25'
Leaf: .5 to 1.2" feather like, dark green leaves; lustrous underneath
Flower/Fruit: Yellow flowers on male plants; red fruit on female plants
Comments: --
Cultivars: Repands, Overynderi
 


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