General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Female plants produce red berry-like fruits with single seeds
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Anglojap Yew
  • Anglo-Japanese Yew
Also sold as:
  • 'Bean Pole'
  • Taxus x media

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Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-08
Labeled Taxus x media 'Beanpole' - inconspicuous green buds.  I d
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-08
Labeled Taxus x media 'Beanpole' - New needle growth is yellow.
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-06-03
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-08
Labeled Taxus x media 'Beanpole' - One of several planted at the
Location: Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2021-05-08
Labeled Taxus x media 'Beanpole' - Needle detail, with a few smal
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Comments:
  • Posted by arctangent (Ann Arbor, Michigan - Zone 6a) on May 10, 2021 10:49 AM concerning plant:
    This cultivar belongs to the group of hybrids that are crosses between English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

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