Anglojap Yew

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Jackson Grove

Source of plant

Horton Nurseries, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Description

Finely textured, dense, nearly globose shrub, somewhat broader than high, reaching about 2.5 m in height, and 3.5 m in width, well-branched with short shoots and deep green, 15.. to 20mm long, somewhat sickle-shaped needles (DS 8). Male clone with densely rounded habit, reaching 9' in height, 12' in width after 20 years with dark green needles (DS 9).

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

winter interest, intermediate conifer