Yew
- Product number: 652700
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Taxus baccata
The flat needles are dark green on top and blue-green underneath. The small green flowers develop into deep pink berries upon pollination. Flexible wood, making it ideal for shaping into bonsai. The seeds are poisonous, so don't nibble them... Male and female plants grow from the seeds. This shrub makes a beautiful solitary plant for the garden and can grow into a tree that can live for hundreds of years. Due to its excellent pruning capabilities, the yew is also very popular as a hedge.
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Latin: Taxus baccata
Dutch: Europese Taxus
Also known as: Venijnboom
English: English Yew
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- Flower colour: Small green flowers
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Taxus baccata
- Dutch: European Yew
- Also known as: Yew
- English: English Yew
