Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is an understory shrub typically found in late successional forests. This gymnosperm is very shade tolerant and will often form dense layers near the forest floor. Canada ...

What: Taxus baccata “Fastigiata,” with the common name Irish yew, is an extremely useful evergreen conifer for sun or shade. Most commonly used for hedging purposes, it has a naturally upright form ...

Worshipped by the Druids for its longevity, the Common Yew is typically found in churchyards, its soft wood used over ...

Spreading English yew has a pleasing form with low-growing, horizontal branches that droop slightly at the tip. Its evergreen presence is valuable in the garden year-round. In spring, make it a ...

At a time of year when we often decorate with holly, mistletoe, pine, fir and spruce, it’s easy to overlook some of our most common evergreens: yews. In many Chicago-area neighborhoods and suburbs, ...

The tree is 192 centimeters in diameter, 30 meters in height, and is some 1,200 years old, said Mohammad-Sadeq Tahmasbpour, the head of the natural resources and watershed management department of the ...

Plum yew, Cephalotaxus prostrata is a shade loving, slow growing evergreen conifer. While yew is a name more commonly associated with the genus Taxus, Cephalotaxus has slightly larger and wider ...

Contrast is an important element in landscape design. It can make all the difference between a boring landscape or a landscape that will pop. Contrasting textures, contrasting colors, contrasting ...

Under most conditions it is simply not possible to practise stealth on the gravelled path through the wood. Loose shingle scrunches underfoot, alerting all animals for metres around, causing them to ...

The Irish yew, Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata,' is a prime example of how useful an evergreen can be. It's a tough plant, needing no supplemental water once it's established. It grows in sun or part shade.