Taxus × media 'Chadwickii'
Chadwick Anglojap Yew

 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green foliage is evergreen, with soft needles; maintains good winter color)
 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:
2-4 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4-6 feet
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils, except those that are poorly drained
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Flat 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).
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Additional Information

'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.

18 Taxus × media 'Chadwickii' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12013_00724*AHORTPARK
22010_06579*AMCUT
32010_11934*APRSV
42010_13103*AMMDC
52014_00175*BWDC
62010_03510*AMRDH
72010_13101*AMMDC
82010_06578*AMCUT
92010_00471*ACARY
102010_06576*AMCUT
112010_13105*AMMDC
122014_00175*GWDC
132010_11837*AMMDC
142010_13102*AMMDC
152010_01716*ATARK
162010_13106*AMMDC
172010_13104*AMMDC
182010_06577*AMCUT

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