About 10 years ago, I planted several upright yews to provide privacy in ... home gardens this year — a sign of too much water. Yews (Taxus) are very sensitive to wet and poorly drained soils ...

Taxus baccata “Fastigiata,” with the common name Irish yew, is an extremely useful evergreen conifer for sun or shade. Most commonly used for hedging purposes, it has a naturally upright form ...

Finally, a great centerpiece for a container is Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’. This slow-growing narrow upright yew is a sun lover. It can eventually reach 8 feet, but can be easily pruned to ...

Taxus species, frequently called "yew" are used as ornamentals in much of the eastern United States and Canada. Generally, these evergreen plants are found in highly managed landscapes.

Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is an understory shrub typically found in late successional forests. This gymnosperm is very shade tolerant and will often form dense layers near the forest floor. Canada ...

Among those samples, only the Pacific yew Taxus berevifolia, would contain a blockbuster pharmaceutical hit. In May of 1964, scientists tested the various samples collected by USDA botanists and ...

Common name: Spreading English yew 'Repandens' * Botanical name: Taxus baccata 'Repandens' * What it is: A dark-green, soft-needled evergreen with a wide, loose, spreading habit. Durable and ...

True yews are trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus, also called English yews ... The basic type is a narrow, upright tree that grows 30 feet tall and 7 to 10 feet wide. My two oldest plants ...