Amersfoort English yew
Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall2 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Amersfoort' English yew (Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort') is a tree for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It stays evergreen and grows in a neat conical shape. Birds visit it. Rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Paperbark maple, Christmas fern, Daffodil, and Oakleaf hydrangea.