Taxus, Anglojap Yew, Anglo-Japanese Yew, Hicks Yew 'Hicksii'

A yew cultivar that is as common as mud but it is however attractive for many style of uses. I have some Hicks yews that I grow along th...Read Moree sides of my raised concrete patio. I received these as bare foot plants and they did great. They are kept trimmed in a typical sheered fashion but I have others that are being left to nature's devices without trimming by a neighbors yard. I have been able to get 18" or more growth a year.

This is commonly sold at nurseries in the northern USA. It is an upright form that is about half as wide as tall, which is more narrow th...Read Morean the very similar Hatfield Yew. The Hatfield is a male cultivar while Hicks is a female cultivar, and she bears a lot of the seed covered by red arils.

I planted mine about 4 months ago, in morning shade, some afternoon sun, I wasn't sure it was going to make it at first, it would start w...Read Moreeeping by afternoon, now that it's taken hold, it's fine. I love the way it looks and is filling out to hide my neighbors trash, and it is soft to the touch.

'Hicksii" is a hybrid of Japanese and English yew species. It is female and bears the red seed capsules in late summer and early autumn. ...Read MoreIt has dark green, soft, linear leaves, and an upright form. It can be sheared to form a hedge. Growth is fairly narrow, about 2 feet wide on my 4 foot tall plant. Growing mine in deep shade. Great for adding to winter bouquets and wreaths; very longlasting. Sometimes it even makes roots if I arrange in foam.