| Description | Yew ABC's (Taxus) A genus of conifers that are widely used in the landscape. Very prunable and has shade tolerance. |
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| Pronunciation | (TAKS-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | sun to shade, the deeper the shade the looser the form |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, well drained but tolerates average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Fruit | fruit consisting of a fleshy aril covering a brown seed, number of fleshy arils produced depends on the cultivar an sex of the plant |
| Leaves | needles are dark green on the upper surface, yellow-green on the underside, very flat and two ranked, there are some cultivars that have yellow foliage |
| Dimensions | Shape and size depends on the cultivar or species. Can range from a few inches high to tree form. Spreading, upright spreading, rounded, pyramidal are a few of their natural shapes. |
| Maintenance | Very prunable and easily kept to size or shape. Has at least two growth flushes per season. Prune after the new growth hardens. Will recover slowly from hard pruning into old wood. Be sure to select hardy cultivars if winter burn is a problem in your region. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Author's Notes | Have used 100's of Yew's in many different landscape designs and installments in zone #5 |
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