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Taxus baccata
'Amersfoort'
English Yew
| Family |
| Taxaceae |
| Genus |
| Taxus |
| Species |
| baccata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Amersfoort' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5-7 |
| Height |
| 1.5-2.4 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6-1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A dwarf cultivar that grows very slowly. Its usual habit involves upright growth with outward or ascending branching. Heavily covered with flat dark green needles. |
| Landscape |
| Grows best in average, medium, well-drained soils in either full sun or part shade. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
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