Taxus media 'Hicksii'

This hybrid yew cultivar is a dense, narrowly columnar, evergreen shrub with ascending branching. Typically matures to a height of 18-20' with a spread of 6-10' wide after 20 years. More often seen as a 9-12' tall plant, however. Yews are classified as conifers, but female plants (yews are dioecious) produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones. 'Hicksii' is available in both male and female types. Two-ranked foliage is lustrous, dark green above and lighter green below. The popular Taxus x media hybrid cultivars are crosses between Japanese yews (Taxus cuspidata) and English yews... more »

This hybrid yew cultivar is a dense, narrowly columnar, evergreen shrub with ascending branching. Typically matures to a height of 18-20' with a spread of 6-10' wide after 20 years. More often seen as a 9-12' tall plant, however. Yews are classified as conifers, but female plants (yews are dioecious) produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones. 'Hicksii' is available in both male and female types. Two-ranked foliage is lustrous, dark green above and lighter green below. The popular Taxus x media hybrid cultivars are crosses between Japanese yews (Taxus cuspidata) and English yews (Taxus baccata). All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested. (less)