Taxus – Yew –<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 5-10 broadly rounded to upright, dioecious or change sex over time, evergreen, coniferous, large shrubs or small trees, that are slow growing and long lived within the Taxaceae family, in this genus.\u00a0 They are found naturally occurring in forest extending from North temperate areas to the Philippines and Central America.\u00a0 Yews are grown for lanceolate, needle like dark green leaves with prominent olive green midribs, with paler undersides, these are arranged spirally but often appear 2 ranked..\u00a0 Over the centuries they develop domed crowns and a massive thick trunk clothed in reddish brown or grayish brown bark\u00a0\u00a0 which peels off in thin scales.\u00a0 On the female\u00a0\u00a0 plants, single seeded, egg to oblong shaped vivid red fruits are produced in fleshy berries called an aril and mature in 6-9 months.\u00a0 Grow as specimen plants or use as hedges and topiary, the prostrate forms make a good ground cove, even in dense shade.\u00a0 Most tolerate coastal exposure, dry soils, and urban pollution.\u00a0 All parts (except the fleshy red seed coats) are highly toxic if ingested, it said to kill some livestock..\u00a0 Birds are able to break down the toxins.<\/p>\n

Grow in any well drained, fertile soil, including alkaline or chalky, acidic soils, in sun or deep shade.\u00a0 Trim hedges in summer and early fall.<\/p>\n

Prone to black vine weevil, mealybugs, mites, scale insects, phtyophtora dieback, root rot, needle blights <\/em>and some lepidopteran <\/em>insects.<\/p>\n

T. baccata \u2018Adpressa\u2019 – Common Yew – English Yew<\/strong> -This extremely long lived, slow growing, broadly conical tree from Europe, North Africa to Iran grows to 20′ feet tall and 12′ feet wide. It has reddish-brown bark. On horizontally held branches it produces linear, glossy, green abruptly pointed leaves, up to 1\/2″ long, with paler undersides are 2 ranked and parted either side of the shoots. Yellow scaly male cones are borne in spring. Fruit consist of single green seeds with juicy, sweet, usually red arils, \u00bd” across.<\/p>\n

Zones 7-8<\/p>\n

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