Taxus baccata Standishii (English Yew)

Highly popular, Taxus baccata 'Standishii' (English Yew) is a dense, narrowly columnar, evergreen shrub forming a splendid exclamation point in the landscape. Its tightly packed, erect branches are clothed in rich golden-yellow leaves, which hold their brilliant color throughout the year. This female cultivar produces conspicuous, coral-red seed-bearing cones that contrast beautifully with the foliage. Slow-growing, 1 in. per year (2.5 cm), this English Yew is ideal for providing year-round structure. It makes a wonderful specimen plant and adds a lovely vertical line in the garden. Perfect for small gardens, foundations or rock gardens.

• Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society for its noteworthy qualities
• Grows up to 4-5 ft. tall (120-150 cm) and 1-2 ft. wide (30-60 cm).
• A full sun to partial shade lover, this plant is easily grown in evenly moist, well-drained soils. Tolerates full shade as well as a wide range of soils.
• Perfect as a specimen plant, for foundation plantings, rock gardens.
• No regular pruning necessary, but can be trimmed and shaped when required.
• Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings or grafting
• Most parts, especially the seeds, are highly toxic by ingestion. The taxine alkaloids contained in yew berries, needles or bark are poisonous.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses, toxic to humans.
• Native to Europe, Atlas Mountains, Asia Minor, Caucauses.