Hicks Yew (Taxus 'Hicksii')

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Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	8 - 12 Feet
Plant Spread:	3 - 4 Feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Needled
Fruit:	Showy Edible to birds
Suitable Locations:	Beach Front Topiary
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge
Toxicity:	Other: All parts except the fleshy red seed coats are toxic if ingested.
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile
Pollinators:	Wind
Parentage:	Nana x Taxus baccata
Child plants:	3 child plants

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Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Nov 3, 2018 11:13 AM concerning plant:

Deer love to eat yew. I wish I had checked on that little fact before I planted this guy. Not only are they nibbling it right down, but now they're browsing on the other stuff in the immediate area. I couldn't figure out why the whole corner suddenly looked like a deer all-you-can-eat buffet.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Dec 17, 2019 12:36 PM concerning plant:

Hick's Yew is still a commonly sold cultivar of the Anglo-Japanese Yew that grows very upright and narrow into a columnar form. It is usually used as a sheared hedge. Most plants are female, bearing the red arils. It is very similar to the 'Hatfield' cultivar but grows even more narrow.

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Taxus Hicks Yew (Taxus 'Hicksii')