Highly variable in form, color, growth rate, and hardiness. Select carefully, especially for hardiness. 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. […]
‘Chadwickii’ is a dense, low-growing cultivar with spreading branches that maintain excellent winter color. 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. […]
Can tolerate wet and dry soils. Does not tend to develop “cypress knees” like the Common Baldcypress. […]
Nice planted in groupings around water. Develops cypress knees (possibly for gas exchange), but generally only near water. […]
Nice planted in groupings around water. Develops cypress knees (possibly for gas exchange), but generally only near water. Mite resistant foliage. […]
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‘Sheridan Spire’ is more narrow and upright than the straight species. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is more tolerant of different sites than Taxodium distichum (Common Baldcypress). Prefers moist sites and can grow in water. Japanese beetles will feed on foliage. Does not like chalky soils with high pH. […]
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Reports vary, but there are up to 10 species of Taxus, and hundreds of variants and cultivars in various sizes, habits, and forms. Members of the Yew genus are one of the most common evergreen shrubs used in the landscape industry today. This is due in large part to their durability, pest and disease resistance, […]
A difficult species to use in a functional way. Best for seasonal color and fragrance in the border or as an occasional specimen. Deadheading can promote flowering and prevent alternate bearing. Will get leggy without pruning (prune on a 3-year cycle). Powdery mildew is an increasingly serious problem the further south this is planted in […]
A difficult species to use in a functional way. Best for seasonal color and fragrance in the border or as an occasional specimen. Deadheading can promote flowering and prevent alternate bearing. Will get leggy without pruning (prune on a 3-year cycle). Powdery mildew is an increasingly serious problem the further south this is planted in […]
A difficult species to use in a functional way. Best for seasonal color and fragrance in the border or as an occasional specimen. Deadheading can promote flowering and prevent alternate bearing. Will get leggy without pruning (prune on a 3-year cycle). Powdery mildew is an increasingly serious problem the further south this is planted in […]
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