Taxus × media

Taxus × media

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Common name: Hybrid yew

Family name: Taxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Bean Pole’ ‘Brownii’ ‘Hicksii’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4-7

Mature height and spread:  1-8m; 1-4m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  needle, spiral

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  red, cup-shaped, like a berry

Limitations: Tolerates shade

Suitable uses:  foundations, screen or hedge

Quick ID description:  needle, spiral; red, cup-shaped

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Photographs: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/tame.htm

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