What: Taxus baccata “Fastigiata,” with the common name Irish yew, is an extremely useful evergreen conifer for sun or shade. Most commonly used for hedging purposes, it has a naturally upright form ...

Taxus baccata (European yew) is a well known poisonous plant. Eating a relatively small quantity of leaves can be fatal for livestock and humans. The toxicity of yew leaves is due to the presence of ...

Yew trees and shrubs (Taxus) are among the most versatile of conifers. These slow-growing, long-lived evergreens are drought-tolerant, pest-free and amazingly easy to prune. Most have dark green ...

Spreading English yew has a pleasing form with low-growing, horizontal branches that droop slightly at the tip. Its evergreen presence is valuable in the garden year-round. In spring, make it a ...

Contrast is an important element in landscape design. It can make all the difference between a boring landscape or a landscape that will pop. Contrasting textures, contrasting colors, contrasting ...

Q. My yew shrubs have done poorly this year. The foliage began turning yellow, and then brown. What’s wrong? A. After a bit of investigation, I discovered very wet soil around the yews. Further ...

Thomas Leo Ogren’s war on allergy-triggering plants spans almost three decades. Ogren has seen grown men laid low by a sniff of a flower, taken chain saws to allergenic male yew pines, and burned out ...

Plum yew, Cephalotaxus prostrata is a shade loving, slow growing evergreen conifer. While yew is a name more commonly associated with the genus Taxus, Cephalotaxus has slightly larger and wider ...

Under most conditions it is simply not possible to practise stealth on the gravelled path through the wood. Loose shingle scrunches underfoot, alerting all animals for metres around, causing them to ...

The Irish yew, Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata,' is a prime example of how useful an evergreen can be. It's a tough plant, needing no supplemental water once it's established. It grows in sun or part shade.