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Taxus baccata

Botanical Name
Taxus baccata
Common Names
English Yew, Common Yew,
English Yew is an exotic evergreen perennial conifer with a dense, rounded habit. Flowers are insignificant, and foliage is composed of dark green needle-like leaves. Commonly used for hedging or screening, it is also planted as a specimen tree or maintained in columnar or fastigiate forms for formal landscapes. Suitable for large gardens, parks, and structured plantings. Grows to approx. 25m H x 10m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Taxus baccata English Yew, Common Yew,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees, Conifers Columnar, Dense, Fastigiate, Irregular Shape, Oval, Rounded, Shrub Like

Description:
English Yew is an exotic evergreen perennial conifer with a dense, rounded habit. Flowers are insignificant, and foliage is composed of dark green needle-like leaves. Commonly used for hedging or screening, it is also planted as a specimen tree or maintained in columnar or fastigiate forms for formal landscapes. Suitable for large gardens, parks, and structured plantings. Grows to approx. 25m H x 10m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m 4-10m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained