| HEIGHT: | 3 - 6 feet |
| SPREAD: | 3 - 6 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Similar to Japanese yew but size and shape variable depending on cultivar; needles dark green above, lighter beneath; moist, well-drained soil; sun or shade. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Subject to wind burn and spider mites; limited to climates similar to Kodiak; red fleshy berries are poisonous, heavily browsed by deer in other parts of the U.S. Canadian Yew, Taxus canadensis is hardier, but availability is limited. |
| HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 4) |
| ORIGIN: | A hybrid species developed in Massachusetts. |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Densiformis’ Dense shrub; twice as wide as tall; 4'-6'.; ‘Taunton’ (‘Tauntoni’) Tauton yew; spreading but overall globose form; shows resistance to winter burn; slow growing, 3'-4' tall, 4'-6' wide. See entry under Evergreen Tree. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Shrub (369) was last updated on: 2011-01-20 16:53:45 | |
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