This small coniferous cultivar tree is upright with spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has needle-like olive green leaves and the yellow male flowers appear during spring followed by reddish fruit.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Taxus x mediais of garden origin and is a cross between Taxus baccataand Taxus cuspidata. It grows in well-drained moist fertile soils that are alkaline to acidic in open sunny to semi-shaded positions and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

Yew is grown for its habit and its hardiness. It is planted in parks and gardens as a specimen or planted along borders and clipped to form a formal hedge. It is also used for screen planting establishes in 4 to 6 years and is slow growing but long lived. It is more cold tolerant than Taxus baccata. ID 1655

Taxus(TAKS-us) x media(me-DE-ah)

Taxaceae(tax-AY-see-ee)
Yew Family