New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Needled |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: seed is toxic, not red aril |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 120 days at 60 degrees F then 120 days at 36-41 degrees F |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Nov 20, 2017 8:44 PM The Canadian or American Yew has not been used in gardens or landscapes because it grows more irregular in form. It is only available from some native or specialty nurseries. I think it looks great in a naturalistic landscape, not for shearing. Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois has a fantastic large mass growing on the east side in the Conifer Collection towards the south end. It is the cold hardiest Yew species. It is native to Newfoundland and southeast Canada, New England, New York, Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, much of Ohio, Michigan, northwest Illinois, west central Indiana, Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, and some spots in the Appalachians of West Virginia and Virginia. It is slow growing of a little less than 1 foot/year and lives hundreds of years. There are several cultivars; one is 'Compacta' that is more dense, but I have not yet seen them. It is subject to winter feeding by deer like Eurasian Yews. Its needles are 1/2 to 3/4 inches long, densely set in 2 ranks and develop some reddish-brown tint in winter. Some plants are monoecious instead of being just dioecious and often are self-fertile. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Do you know what kind of Yew bush this is? by zwei7 | Dec 12, 2017 8:59 PM | 4 |
| Do These Evergreens Look OK To You? by Garden10 | Nov 20, 2017 9:29 PM | 9 |
