Brown's Yew
Taxus x media 'Brownii'
A beautiful, dense, globe-shaped evergreen shrub perfect for low hedges or foundation plantings. Dark lustrous green foliage is displayed all year. Slow growth requires little maintenance.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | TAKS-us x MEE-di-a |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow-growing rounded form to 6 to 8 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Seacoast Exposure, Woodland Garden |
| Blooms: | Insignificant flowers |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7230 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: fall.
Design Ideas
A slow-growing evergreen that is perfect for a formal or informal hedge, as it does not need shearing as often as other hedge plants. Use it as a backdrop for colorful shrub and perennial companions.
A beautiful, dense, globe-shaped evergreen shrub perfect for low hedges or foundation plantings. Dark lustrous green foliage is displayed all year. Slow growth requires little maintenance.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: fall.
Design Ideas
A slow-growing evergreen that is perfect for a formal or informal hedge, as it does not need shearing as often as other hedge plants. Use it as a backdrop for colorful shrub and perennial companions.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | TAKS-us x MEE-di-a |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow-growing rounded form to 6 to 8 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Seacoast Exposure, Woodland Garden |
| Blooms: | Insignificant flowers |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7230 |
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