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Taxus x media

Evergreen, coniferous, Taxaceae

Common name: yew

Hardiness: 4-7

Mature ht and spread: 2-20 m tall, 2-12 m wide

Form: shrubby, wide spreading

Conditions: full sun-part shade, medium water

Leaf: Two ranked, pointed, oblong to needle-like, olive to dark green leaves are attractive year round

Fall: none

Flower: none

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

Limits: can’t tolerate wet conditions

Suitable uses: hedges, borders, massing, versatile

Native to: Japan, England