| Description | Dark Green Spreader (Taxus x media) is a dense slow-growing Yew cultivar very resistant to winter burn. |
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| Pronunciation | (TAK-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade, not as full and dense as the shade gets deeper |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, well drained but tolerates average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | dark green on the upper surface, yellow green on the underside, very flat and two ranked |
| Dimensions | 4-5 by 6-8 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | Very prunable and easily kept to size. Has at least two growth flushes per season. Prune after the new growth hardens. Will recover slowly from hard pruning into old wood. Has very good winter burn resistance. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Author's Notes | I have Dark Green Spreader Yew as foundation plants. By shearing every year I can keep it to around 3 by 6 feet (HS). Little or no winter burn. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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