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01/01/98

Taxus canadensis--Canadian Yew

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 6                                     
Height: 4 ft   Spread: 7 ft  Form: spreading                
Type: narrow-leaved shrub                                   
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches                     
Fruit: red                                                  

Comments: Canadian Yew is a cold tolerant, prostrate,       
spreading plant that grows well in shade.  Sunny, exposed   
sites are not suggested.  Only the female plants will       
produce the red fruits.                                     

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Stricta' - More upright than the species.  Foliage      
     turns bronze-green in winter.  Red fruit.              

References for Cultivars: Weston Nurseries 1997.            

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