Taxus baccata 'FASTIGIATA AUREA'

Taxus baccata 'FASTIGIATA AUREA'
Irish yew

SIZE/TYPE	taller shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	2-4m
USUAL WIDTH
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	varigated:green and yellow
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun to shade
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Irish yew is a popular evergreen conifer. They are very practical due to many varieties available offering various shapes and sizes. Another advantage is that they grow well in both full sun and in deep shade.

Fastigiata Aurea has strictly upright, narrow habit. It grows very slowly which makes it suitable for small gardens, too. Until it reaches full maturity it seldom exceeds width of 1m. The height varies by location and soil fertility.

Needles are bright yellow to lime-green. Young branches are light green, maturing to brown. This variety is usually female producing red berries which are poisonous.

Yew can be pruned in spring or trimmed in late summer for hedges. It withstands hard pruning into old wood. They are tolerant of all soil types except boggy and wet. Fully hardy to -27°C (USDA zone 5b).

Last update 16-02-2008.

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HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.