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Taxus x media |
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Intermediate Yew |
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  4
to 7 |
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Hybrid Origin |
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Broadly pyrimidal, frequently with a central leader |
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Variable, 2 to 3’ high to 20’ high; every cultivar is
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dioecious |
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Similar to
T. cuspidata; dark green, often lustrous
above, lighter green beneath. |
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Fleshy, red aril
covers hard brown seed. |
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Perhaps the key
problem of members of the genus,
Taxus
is that they do not tolerate wet, poorly drained
soils. |
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Combines hardy
qualities of the Japanese Yew and the ornamental
qualities of the English Yew |
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- 'Adams' - male clone and upright tree
type, 10-25 feet tall
- 'Berryhill' - female clone, looks
similar to
T. cuspidata 'Nana'
- 'Brownii' - a male, has a fine,
dense, rounded habit, 9 feet tall
and 12 feet across
- 'Densiformis' - male clone, rather
dense and rounded in habit with many, short,
lateral branches
- 'Hatfieldii' - male, pyramidal, with
dense upright branches.
- 'Hlcksii'
- upright in
habit. Similar in form to the Irish Yew
except that it is hardier Most are pistillate.
- 'Kelseyi' - Kelsey Berrybush Yew - 12 feet
tall
- 'Moon' - narrow,
upright, female type, sometimes known as Moon's
Pyramidal
- 'Natorp' - female yew this
is twice as broad as it is high and
similar to T. cuspidata 'Nana'
- 'Stovekenii' - another columnar form
- 'Vermeulen' - slow growing,
compact, rounded, pistillate type 8 feet tall and 9
feet across
- 'Wardii'
- one of the widest and flattest, spreading yew
forms, 6 feet tall and 19 feet
across - very dense in habit
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Hybrid of
T. cuspidata x
T. baccata |
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