Taxus baccata - Cultivation Notes
This much loved evergreen has two big disadvantages, it is slow growing and highly toxic. Yew tolerates most soil types othet than wet soils such as heavy clay, being well suited to chalky soils. It tolerates full sun or shade conditions and is very hardy. Yew can be trimmed to shape and can be cut back hard to encourage new growth.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Taxus baccata:
- Provides valuable winter interest
- Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
- Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
- Fruit / berry producing
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Tolerates cold exposed locations
- Suitable for planting in full shade
Weaknesses of Taxus baccata
- Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap
- Does not produce showy attractive flowers
Design & Plant Use for Taxus baccata:
- Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
- Conifer with outstanding foliage colour for winter interest
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Common Missspellings: Taxas, Taxis, Taxes