| Description | Wards Yew (Taxus x media) is a low-growing, wide-spreading cultivar with a flattened top. It typically grows slowly to 4’ tall and spreads to 8’ wide over the first 10 years, but may over time, eventually reach taller and wider. |
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| Pronunciation | (TAK-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade, not as full and dense as the shade gets deeper |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | needles, dark green on the upper surface, yellow green on the underside, very flat and two ranked |
| Dimensions | Like most yews it is very prunable and can be kept to smaller sizes. Left unpruned it has the potential of reaching 5'-8' by 15'-20'. |
| Maintenance | 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 cultivar of T. cuspidata x T. baccata. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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