(Yew)

Taxus' are commonly referred to as Yew bushes.Yews are native to several parts of the world including Japan and England. They are evergreen shrubs with flat, dark green needles, and red berries.Yews can be low and mounding, or a tall and spreading tree form plant.They have year round interest, and there are many cultivars available. Yews prefer moist, well drained soil, yet are tolerant to pollution. Pruning can maintain their shape and form. They are one of the most widley used landscape plants....

(English Yew)

Cultivated in gardens for hundreds of years, English yew is a variable evergreen tree or large shrub with flat, supple, black-green needles. Its many cultivars range in habit from low and spreading to upright and columnar. Its toughness, adaptability, tolerance of shearing, and red fleshy fruits (on female plants) make it a popular choice for hedges, foundation plantings, or screening. In the eastern United States it is represented in gardens mostly by its hybrid, Taxus x media,...

(David English Yew, English Yew)

Cultivated in gardens for hundreds of years, English yew is a variable evergreen tree or large shrub with flat, supple, black-green needles. Its many cultivars range in habit from low and spreading to upright and columnar. Its toughness, adaptability, tolerance of shearing, and red fleshy fruits (on female plants) make it a popular choice for hedges, foundation plantings, or screening. In the eastern United States it is represented in gardens mostly by its hybrid, Taxus x media,...

(English Yew, Irish Yew)

Cultivated in gardens for hundreds of years, English yew is a variable evergreen tree or large shrub with flat, supple, black-green needles. Its many cultivars range in habit from low and spreading to upright and columnar. Its toughness, adaptability, tolerance of shearing, and red fleshy fruits (on female plants) make it a popular choice for hedges, foundation plantings, or screening. In the eastern United States it is represented in gardens mostly by its hybrid, Taxus x media,...

(English Yew, Spreading English Yew)

Cultivated in gardens for hundreds of years, English yew is a variable evergreen tree or large shrub with flat, supple, black-green needles. Its cultivar 'Repandens' has long been one of the evergreens most often used for covering ground in partial to heavy shade. The low spreading branches of this female selection eventually form a knee-high shrub several times broader than tall. Its toughness, adaptability, tolerance of shearing, and red fleshy fruits make it a popular choice as a ground cover...

(English Yew, Watnong Gold English Yew)

Cultivated in gardens for hundreds of years, English yew is a variable evergreen tree or large shrub with flat, supple, black-green needles. Its many cultivars range in habit from low and spreading to upright and columnar. Its toughness, adaptability, tolerance of shearing, and red fleshy fruits (on female plants) make it a popular choice for hedges, foundation plantings, or screening. In the eastern United States it is represented in gardens mostly by its hybrid, Taxus x media,...

(Japanese Yew)

Native to eastern Asia, Japanese yew is an evergreen conifer with dark, flattened, supple needles and fleshy red fruits (on female plants). Its many cultivars vary in size from pyramidal trees to low spreading shrubs. Japanese yew prefers well-drained soil and light shade, and is tolerant of urban conditions. It is often used in screens, sheared hedges, or foundation plantings. Self-sowing and deer damage can be problems.

(Capitate Yew, Japanese Yew)

Native to eastern Asia, Japanese yew is an evergreen conifer with dark, flattened, supple needles and fleshy red fruits (on female plants). The name 'Capitata' applies to upright, pyramidal, seed-propagated Japanese yews, which can vary considerably in size. 'Capitata' prefers well-drained soil and light shade, and is tolerant of urban conditions. It is often used in screens, sheared hedges, and foundation plantings. Self-sowing and deer damage can be problems.

(Emerald Spreader® Yew, Japanese Yew)

Native to eastern Asia, Japanese yew is an evergreen tree or large shrub with dark, flattened, supple needles and fleshy red fruits (on female plants). Emerald Spreader® is a low exceptionally hardy female selection with short closely spaced needles and a dense spreading habit. It eventually forms a knee-high shrub that is several times broader than tall.

Emerald Spreader® prefers well-drained soil and light shade, though it can withstand full sun. It is tolerant of urban conditions and valuable...

(Japanese Yew, Prostrate Japanese Yew)

Native to eastern Asia, Japanese yew is an evergreen conifer with dark, flattened, supple needles and fleshy red fruits (on female plants). Its many cultivars vary in size from pyramidal trees to low spreading shrubs. Japanese yew prefers well-drained soil and light shade, and is tolerant of urban conditions. It is often used in screens, sheared hedges, or foundation plantings. Self-sowing and deer damage can be problems.