Taxus x media 'Hicksii'

Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Common Name: yew
Family Name: Taxaceae
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin

Leaf: Needle-like,*2 ranked, Flat, Pointy, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Dark-green, Underside: 2 yellow-green stomata bands on either side of midrib(midrib can be slightly red flushed in winter)

Arrangement: Spiralled, Radial 

Inflorescence: Male cone

Fruit/Seed: Drupe, Red, Scarlet, Accessory tissue, Showy, Drupe-like: ovoid-oblong seed *Poisonous/8mm long/partially enveloped by a fleshy disk(aril)

Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Fissured, Plated, Exfoliating

Size: Height: 5.0 - 7.0m/Spread: 2.0 - 3.0m

Habit: Spreading, Upright

Form: Oval-vertical

Soil: Rich, Well-drained

Moisture: Moderate

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 5

Landscape use: Screening, Sheared hedge

Notes: Perennial