| HEIGHT: | 30 - 60 feet |
| SPREAD: | 15 - 25 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Lustrous, dark-green, needle-like, evergreen foliage; fleshy single-seeded red berry in the fall; Tolerates pruning; used as a hedge at the Governor's Mansion in Juneau; grows on acidic and alkaline soils; prefers a moist, well-drained sandy loam; sun or shade. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Subject to wind burn and spider mites; needs well-drained soil; fruits are poisonous to eat. |
| HARDINESS: | SE (Zone 6) |
| ORIGIN: | Europe, North Africa and the Caucasus Mountains. |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Dovastoniana’ Westfelton yew; upright in habit with horizontal branches and dark green foliage. ‘Erecta’ Broom yew; upright in habit, much wider than Irish yew. ‘Fastigiata’ Irish yew; rigidly columnar and upright in habit;15'-30' high and 4'-8' wide; one of the most picturesque cultivars. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Tree (76) was last updated on: 2011-01-14 17:31:12 | |
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