Taxon

Taxus × media 'Minaret'

Taxus × media 'Minaret' - Minaret Anglo-Japanese yew
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Common name: Minaret Anglo-Japanese yew
Family: Taxaceae (yew family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Taxus baccata × T. cuspidata
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: Slow-growing with stiff, slender vertical branches and small dark green needles. Ed Mezitt selected this seedling in the late 1970s as a diminutive form of the "vertical" yew, ideally suited for smaller gardens. It grows about half the rate of a normal vertical yew and requires little care.

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM10 (CM10) • Accession: D2000-0450.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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