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Taxus baccata ’Fastigiata’

Evergreen, coniferous, shrub, small tree, Taxaceae

Cultivar: HM Eddy bc of no arils or seeds

Common name: Irish Yew

Hardiness: 6

Mature ht and spread: 8-12 m tall, 6-10 m wide

Form: vase shaped, spreading, tall, thin, low branching

Conditions: full sun-part shade, deep, moist well drained soil, tolerant of periodic drought

Leaf: spirally arranged, pointed, dark green flattened needles, lighter green under, two ranks along branchlet

Fall: none

Flower: none

Cone: reduced to single seed surrounded by red, cup-like aril

Limits: all parts of yews are poisonous

Suitable uses: specimen, accent, screen, hedge

Id: look at cone

Native to: Europe, western Asia, North African mountains