Shrub Taxus × media 'Hicksii' [Hicks Anglojap Yew] 'Hicksii' is a columnar cultivar with both male and female forms. 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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Hillii' [Hill Anglojap Yew] 'Hillii' is a dense, upright oval form with bright green new growth. 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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Runyan' [Runyan Anglojap Yew] 'Runyan' has wide-spreading branches covered with handsome, glossy, deep green foliage. 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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Sebian' [Sebian Anglojap Yew] 'Sebian' is a compact, flat-topped, male form with spreading branches. 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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Viridis' [Columnar Anglojap Yew] '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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Wardii' [Ward Anglojap Yew] 'Wardii' is a dense, flat-topped, female cultivar with wide-spreading branches. 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.
Shrub Taxus × media 'Wortfieldii' [Wortfield Anglojap Yew] 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.
Tree Indiana Native Thuja occidentalis [Eastern Arborvitae] One of the best plants for screening in moist, well-aerated soils. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.
Shrub Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' [Dwarf Eastern Arborvitae] 'Hetz Midget' is a dense, compact, globe-shaped dwarf cultivar. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.
Shrub Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' [Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae] 'Holmstrup' is slow-growing and compact with a narrow pyramidal habit and good winter color. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage.