| Description | Berg Yew (Taxus x media) is a dense and slow-growing Yew forming a medium to large mound. Has bright green evergreen needles. |
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| Pronunciation | (TAKS-us) ex (MEE-dee-ah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-8 |
| Sunlight | Grows best in full sun; will tolerate varying degrees of shade and become less dense as the shade gets deeper. |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Fruit | forms a red-to-red-orange fleshy fruit |
| Leaves | The flat dark green needles are light yellowish green in the spring, yellow-green on the underside, and two ranked. |
| Dimensions | 4-5 by 6-9 feet or larger (HS), easily kept smaller by pruning |
| Maintenance | It is very prunable and easily kept to size. Has at least two growth flushes per season. Prune after the new growth hardens. Will recover slowly from hard pruning into old wood |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A hybrid: selection of Taxus baccata × T. cuspidate selected at Bergman Nursery Quincy, Illinois, USA. |
| Misc Facts | Genus name is an old Latin name for yews. The specific epithet means fruit-bearing in reference to the showy red arils. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), 144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org |
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