Taxus × media 'Viridis'
Columnar Anglojap Yew

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bright green foliage is evergreen, with soft, twisted needles; newly emerging growth in the spring is an even brighter yellow-green)
 Fruit Notes:
Red;brown (Female plants have a fleshy, red aril that surrounds a hard, brown nutlet; the aril is the only part of Taxus that is not poisonous)
 Ultimate Height:
10-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
1-2 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils, except those that are poorly drained
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Twisted needles mostly 2-ranked (Taxus cuspidata is less 2-ranked). Blunt bud scales (T. cuspidata has more pointed bud scales). First and second year stems are olive colored (T. cuspidata stems turn brown the second year).
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 277
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Topiary 37
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tolerant 115
  • Slow Growth Rate 272

    • Additional Information

    'Viridis' is a narrow columnar cultivar with bright green, twisted needles that emerge bright yellow-green in the spring. Withstands nearly any amount of pruning. Black vine weevil can be a problem, but this is rare. Newly planted yews do not perform well in poorly drained soils. Perhaps overused in the urban landscape. Can be severely damaged by deer. Dioecious.

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