Melinda Myers

Yew

Botanical Name

Taxus species

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 7

Height

3 to 40 feet

Width

4 to 20 feet

Flowers

Dioecious, male globose, female stalked and conical

Fruit

Red fleshy cone

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

• Transplant as balled and burlap or container
• Declines in wet soil
• Tolerates shearing

Problems

Foliage is poisonous to many animals, mealybugs, black vine weevil, twig blight, winter damage

Varieties

• Taxus x media 'Hicksii' - good hedging yew
• Taxus x media 'Bean Pole' - 8' tall by 8" wide
• Taxus x media 'Chadwickii' - winter tolerant, low spreading form
• Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens' - 3' rounded, bright green new foliage aging to green