| Description | A yew cultivar that is often grown and sheared into a small cone shaped plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (TAKS-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | sun to shade, the deeper the shade the looser the form |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, well drained but tolerates average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Fruit | fleshy aril covering a brown seed |
| Leaves | needles, dark green on the upper surface, yellow green on the underside, very flat and two ranked |
| Dimensions | 40-50 feet tall, easily maintained to much smaller sizes, pyramidal form |
| 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 |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Usually very hardy in zone #5 but avoid hot dry, sites where reflection from buildings and areas with cold winter winds. Genus name is an old Latin name for yews |
| Author's Notes | I have seen large tree size plants of the Upright Yew. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), American Conifer Society web site) |
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