Pacific yew
Taxus brevifolia
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 80 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) is a tree for hedges, privacy screens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, loamy soil. It grows slowly and stays evergreen, with gray-green foliage in flat sprays and red-brown, scaly bark. Birds eat the red cups around the seeds and scatter them. Most parts of the plant are deadly poisonous, so plant it with care.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Autumn fern, Christmas fern, and Sedge.
Native range
AK, CA, ID, MT, and 4 more places. See all 8
AK, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA; AB, and BC.