Scientific Name:
Taxus baccata
'Repandens'
Pronunciation:
TACKS-us buh-KAY-tuh
Common Name:
spreading English yew
Family Name:
Taxaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Mounded; leaves dark green/lighter bluish-green beneath; male cones absent; fruit-like female cones each with a fleshy red aril and a single green seed.
Habit:
Arching, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Poisonous
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
This cultivar is female.
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Single ovoid-oblong seed (that is poisonous) about 8mm long, partially enveloped by a fleshy cup-shaped disk called an aril (not poisonous); female plant.
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Dark brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
dioecious plant; female
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Mold, Root rot, Scale insects
