Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
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Height: 12 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Hardiness Zone: 7a
Other Names: Common Yew
A justifiably popular narrowly upright evergreen tree with beautiful golden foliage all season long, strongly vertical branching, and bright red berries; ideal for the garden, makes a great hedge or screen, takes pruning exceptionally well
Standish Yew has attractive gold foliage. The ferny leaves are highly ornamental and turn chartreuse in fall. The fruits are showy red drupes displayed from early to late fall. The flowers are not ornamentally significant.
Standish Yew is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Standish Yew is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Standish Yew will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more; think of this as a heritage shrub for future generations!
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.
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