Taxus x media 'Densiformis'

Spreading Yew

Tips for Homeowners:

Pruning best done in the spring and is done for shaping. This shrub does tolerate shearing.

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This is a low-maintenance and durable shrub that maintains a healthy green all year long.

  • Attractive, dark green evergreen foliage all year
  • Plant are separate male or female
  • Red, berry-like fruit on female plants

Excellent choice for the shrub border, mass planting or as a hedge.

Height: 3-4 ft
Spread: 4-6 ft
Zone: 4-7
Color: Non-Flowering

Interesting Notes about Spreading Yew:

These evergreen shrubs are popular for house foundation plantings because they are durable and tolerant of either sun or shade. They come in a variety of forms, i.e. spreading, upright, rounded and the sizes available will fit just about every purpose.  Most varieties have dark green, somewhat succulent needles. The plants are either male or female where the male produces white flowers that shed pollen and the female produces red fruit. Yews require well-drained soil. Almost all parts of this plant are poisonous.


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Evergreen
  • Winter Interest
  • Border or Bed
  • Naturalizing
  • Mass Planting
  • Slow Growing
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Specimen
  • Great Foliage
  • Low Maintenance

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Full Shade
  • Partial Sun

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water