Taxus baccata 'Repandens Aurea'
Common name:
Golden Spreading Yew
Pronunciation:
TAKS-us ba-KA-ta
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
'Repens Aurea'
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Conifer, evergreen shrub, dense, low-growing, branches close to the ground, mounding, 1-2 ft high and 10-15 ft wide (0.3-0.6 ×3-4.5 m), it has green leaves brightly edged with yellow-turning-to-cream.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 6
- Some authorities have suggested that this plant was propagated from a lateral shoot of 'Dovastonii Aurea' which has an upright form but yellow green needles with a yellow margin.