Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' [Golden Japanese Spirea] 'Goldflame' is known for foliage that rotates between different golds, yellows, and bronzes throughout the seasons. In the spring, the foliage emerges bronze-red, followed by yellow-green foliage in the summer, and finally becoming golden yellow to orange in the fall. Flowers heavily in June (on new growth) and then continues intermittently through August. Annual pruning results in better foliage and flower effect. Tolerant of widely different soils and exposures, but tends to do best in… Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' [Little Princess Spirea] Grows larger and faster than species Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Tree Audio Recording Available Styphnolobium japonicum [Japanese Pagodatree] A widely adapted tree with good drought and pollution tolerance, and foliage texture comparable to Gleditsia, but a smaller tree and with more seasonal interest. Relatively trouble-free except for fungi that live in weaker twigs that cause twig blight and canker. Fungi invade most readily those twigs killed by cold or self-pruning. Seeds are poisonous. Difficult to train a central leader. More cold sensitive when young. Audio Recording Available
Shrub/Tree Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' [Irish Yew] Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' is a columnar, female yew with very strongly upright branches and lustrous, deep green foliage. Tolerant of shade and heavy pruning. Marginally hardy in USDA zone 5. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub/Tree Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus cuspidata [Japanese Yew] Very functional and durable broad-columnar tree or multi-stemmed shrub. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril, are poisonous. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub/Tree Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata' [Capitata Japanese Yew] 'Capitata' is a very functional and durable pyramidal yew. Can get up to 40-50' tall, but can be pruned to maintain a smaller size. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril are poisonous. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus cuspidata 'Green Wave' [Green Wave Japanese Yew] 'Green Wave' is a very functional, durable, and lower-growing yew with gracefully arching branches. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril are poisonous. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus cuspidata 'Intermedia' [Dwarf Japanese Yew] 'Intermedia' is a very functional, durable, compact, and low-growing dwarf Yew with deep green foliage. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril are poisonous. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus cuspidata 'Thayerae' [Thayerae Japanese Yew] 'Thayerae' is a very functional and durable shrub that is wide-spreading and flat-topped. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril are poisonous. Can be significantly damaged by deer. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available Taxus × media [Anglojap Yew] 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. Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available
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