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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001434
11/12/99
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 1999.
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