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Taxon
Taxus × media 'Helen Corbit'
Common name:
Helen Corbit Anglo-Japanese yew
Family:
Taxaceae (yew family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Taxus baccata × T. cuspidata
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
This compact spreading evergreen shrub in 10 years has achieved only 2' tall and 4' wide. Average growth rate is 2" per year. Needle color is a bright yellow striped, variegated color on the new growth turning fading to green as the summer progresses. Best used in a foundation planting or in a shrub border for winter color.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
DWD: AD05
(AD05)
• Accession: D1992-0397.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual