Huber's Tawny Gold Spreading Yew

Taxus x media 'Huber's Tawny Gold'

Pronunciation: TAKS-us MEE-dee-uh
SKU #02885
4-7

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A dense, spreading evergreen with attractive tawny-gold needles. Provides excellent contrast when massed under the canopy of trees. This versatile and durable shrub has a naturally attractive vase shape and tolerates shearing well, making it ideal for use as a specimen plant, in foundation plantings or low hedges, and in borders.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide.

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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Landscape UseBorder, Hedge
Foliage ColorYellow
Companion PlantsRose (Rosa); Viburnum (Viburnum); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Iris (Iris); Lilac (Syringa)
Care InstructionsProvide evenly moist, well-drained soil with protection from harsh, drying winds. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape.
LoreAll species of this genus are poisonous. One American species is the source of the cancer drug, Taxol. In England yew trees were restricted to church yards where they were not subject to livestock grazing, which caused many animal deaths in the past. Interestingly, deer may graze on them, unaffected. Birds are also attracted to the fruit, which they eat without consequence, as the flesh is not toxic to most, and the seed passes through intact.
Details
Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Hedge
Foliage ColorYellow
Companion PlantsRose (Rosa); Viburnum (Viburnum); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Iris (Iris); Lilac (Syringa)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide evenly moist, well-drained soil with protection from harsh, drying winds. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape.
History
LoreAll species of this genus are poisonous. One American species is the source of the cancer drug, Taxol. In England yew trees were restricted to church yards where they were not subject to livestock grazing, which caused many animal deaths in the past. Interestingly, deer may graze on them, unaffected. Birds are also attracted to the fruit, which they eat without consequence, as the flesh is not toxic to most, and the seed passes through intact.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.