Taxus baccata
English Yew
Pronunciation
TAX-us ba-CAH-ta
Pronunciation Audio
Family
Genus
Nativity
Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, Caucasus
Growth Habit
Shrub or tree, dense, rounded to pyramidal.
Hardiness
6
Culture
Full to part sun, moist, sandy loam, can tolerate a range of pH conditions.
Landscape Use
Many uses depending on the cultivar. Can be an excellent specimen, or massed as a screen.
Foliage
Evergreen.
Bark
Reddish brown bark.
Flower
Insignificant.
Fruit
Round, fleshy red covering over a brown seed.
Propagation
Cuttings are best.
Pests
None serious.
Cultivars
'Repandens'
Many cultivars which are not easy to distinguish.
