Taxus cuspidata 'Intermedia'
Dwarf Japanese Yew

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Deep green evergreen foliage)
 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:
4-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
8-15 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Very adaptable to different types of soils, except those that are poorly drained
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The flat, needle-like leaves (0.5-1" long) are indistinctly 2-ranked (Taxus x media is more prominently 2-ranked), upright and irregularly V-shaped. Two yellowish bands are present on the leaf underside. Pointed bud scales (T. x media has blunt bud scales). First year stems olive-colored and second year stems are brown (T. x media stems are olive-colored in both the first and second years).
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bank Cover 48
  • Bonsai 21
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 276
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Screen 190
  • Topiary 37
  • Poisonous/Toxic 43
  • Slow Growth Rate 272
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tolerant 115

    • Additional Information

    '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.

    1 Taxus cuspidata 'Intermedia' found

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