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Taxus baccata

English yew

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Needle-like, dark green leaves on horizontal branches and fleshy, cup-shaped, bright-red autumn fruits on female plants. The dark green foliage of this slow-growing, evergreen conifer provides an excellent background for shrub and herbaceous borders. Broadly conical in shape, it's tolerant to dry shade, chalky and acid soils, and urban pollution. Yew also makes a fabulous, formal hedge.

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How to care for Taxus baccata:

Trim or renovate in late summer or early autumn.
Eventual height:
20m
Eventual spread:
10m
Position:

Full sun / light shade / shade

Rate of growth:

Average

Soil:

Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

  • InformationHumans/Pets: TOXIC if eaten

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