(Harrington's Plum Yew, Spreading Plum Yew)

Harrington's plum yew is a needled evergreen shrub or small tree with an upright to arching and spreading habit. This native of Korea and Japan is yew-like in appearance and has glossy, flattened dark green needles with silvery bands on their undersides. It is technically coniferous, but much like true yews its round fruits have a fleshy, purple-red exterior. Fruits only exist on female plants and appear in late summer to fall.

Plum yew grows well in sandy, well drained soil. Where climates...

(Harrington's Plum Yew, Prostrate Plum Yew, Spreading Plum Yew)

This is an elegant, underused needled evergreen for the landscape. Prostrate plum yew has a spreading habit and attractive arching branches. It is yew-like in appearance and has glossy, flattened dark green needles with silvery bands on their undersides. Though technically coniferous, its round fruits have a fleshy, purple-red exterior, much like that of true yews. Fruits only exist on female plants and appear in late summer to fall.

Plum yew grows well in sandy, well drained soil. Where climates...

(Harrington's Plum Yew, Spreading Plum Yew)

This East Asian native is a wide-spreading evergreen conifer with flat, dark green, sharply pointed needles. Plants with female flowers produce edible fruits that resemble small plums.

Spreading plum yew thrives in partial shade (or full sun in cool climates) and moist, well drained soil, and is an attractive feature plant that also works well in masses. This tough conifer is more tolerant of heat, shade, and alkaline soils than many conifers, ideally suiting it for regions such as the southern...

(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,...

(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, Spring Green Yew)

Native to eastern Asia, Japanese yew is an evergreen conifer with dark, flattened, supple needles and fleshy red fruits (on female plants). Its cultivar 'Spring Green' is a low, spreading, particularly hardy cultivar whose foliage is especially resistant to "winter burn" caused by cold and wind.

Japanese yew prefers well-drained soil and light shade, though it can withstand full sun. 'Spring Green' is tolerant of urban conditions and valuable as a foundation or border shrub in areas that are...

(Anglojap Yew, Brown's Yew, Common Yew)

The hybrid between English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata), common yew is a variable evergreen shrub with flat, supple, semi-glossy dark green needles. Needle undersides are a matte, lighter green. Selection 'Brownii' develops a broadly rounded, relatively compact habit at maturity.

Provide this common yew cultivar a well-drained, fertile soil that is evenly moist, but never soggy. It grows in full sun to bright all-day shade. However, protect it from...