Taxon

Taxus × media 'Emerald'

Taxus × media 'Emerald' - Emerald Anglo-Japanese yew
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Emerald Anglo-Japanese yew
Family: Taxaceae (yew family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Taxus baccata × T. cuspidata
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: An evergreen hybrid shrub growing upright and rounded to 7' tall and 8-10' wide. Foliage is dark green. A female selection producing fleshy, red, aril covered seed cones in summer. Winter hardy but breaks dormancy early and may be damaged by late spring freezes. Best used in the border or as a specimen.

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D1998-0071.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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