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Taxus baccata Standishii
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Standishii Yew TAKS-us ba-KA-ta
- Conifer, evergreen tree/shrub, columnar, very compact, slow growing, upright shoots. Leaves usually 25 mm long on the terminal leader, 3.4-5-4 mm wide, golden-yellow above, light yellow-green below or only a yellow margin.
- Sun or shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6 Retains its gold-yellow color throughout the year and is condisered the best of the yellow-needled columnar forms.
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden.