Taxus × media 'Runyan'
Runyan Anglojap Yew

Taxus × media ′Runyan′ - Summer Habit
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 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, dark green foliage is evergreen, with soft needles)
 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:
4-5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-9 feet
 Light Requirements:
 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).
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 275
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Topiary 37
  • Poisonous/Toxic 43
  • Slow Growth Rate 271
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tolerant 115

    • Additional Information

    '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.

    30 Taxus × media 'Runyan' found

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