Taxon

Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort'

Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort' - Amersfoort English yew
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Amersfoort English yew
Family: Taxaceae (yew family)
Synonym: Taxus cuspidata 'Amersfoort'
Distribution: Species native to Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: This is a small, slow-growing, evergreen conifer with ascending main branches and very distinctive flattened, oval leaves. The leaves are reminiscent of boxwood. This curious plant slowly builds up a stiff upright growth habit. It grows 3-4' high and about half as wide in 10 years. Can grow in full sun or full shade and tolerates dry locations like few other plants. Avoid wet soil.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: CON: CH12 (CH12) • Accession: D2001-1467.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: FLS: CB25 (CB25) • Accession: D2001-1467.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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