Taxus media 'Wardii'

Taxus x media designates a series of shrubby, often wide-spreading hybrids of English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspitata). Plants generally most resemble T. cuspitata, one notable exception being the olive branches of T x media. ëWardii is a low-growing, wide-spreading cultivar with a flattened top that features pointed, linear, dark green needle-like leaves that are attractive year round. It typically grows slowly to 4 tall and spreads to 8 wide over the first 10 years, but may over time eventually reach 6 tall by 20 wide. Plants are dioecious (separate male and female pla... more »

Taxus x media designates a series of shrubby, often wide-spreading hybrids of English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspitata). Plants generally most resemble T. cuspitata, one notable exception being the olive branches of T x media. ëWardii is a low-growing, wide-spreading cultivar with a flattened top that features pointed, linear, dark green needle-like leaves that are attractive year round. It typically grows slowly to 4 tall and spreads to 8 wide over the first 10 years, but may over time eventually reach 6 tall by 20 wide. Plants are dioecious (separate male and female plants). Non-ornamental flowers (male are yellowish and female are greenish) form in leaf axils in early spring. Female plants produce red, ornamentally-attractive, berry-like fruits, each having a single seed almost completely surrounded by a fleshy red aril. (less)