Taxus x media 'Nigra'

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Taxus x media 'Nigra'

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Kemper Code: F880

Common Name: yew
Zone: 4 to 7
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Taxaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 6 to 8 feet
Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. Also tolerant of full shade and considerable pruning. Intolerant of temperature extremes. Prune or shear as desired in early spring before new growth appears.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This hybrid yew cultivar is a slow-growing, compact evergreen shrub which typically matures to 4-8' tall but spreads somewhat wider. Yews are classified as conifers, but female plants (yews are dioecious) produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones. Lustrous, dark blackish-green, flat-needled foliage. The popular Taxus x media hybrid cultivars are crosses between Japanese yews (T. cuspidata) and English yews (T. baccata). All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested.

Problems:

Long-lived and generally considered a low-maintenance shrub with no serious insect or disease problems. Plants may wilt and die if grown in heavy, poorly drained soils. Foliage may brown in winter (winter burn) from exposure to dry winter winds. Twig dieback may occur in winter or at other times in the year as a result of damage caused by sudden and extreme winter temperature changes. This cultivar is noted for having better resistance to heat stress and to winter burn than most other yews.

Uses:

Frequently used as a specimen, small hedge or foundation plant. Shrub borders or perennial borders.