with its dramatic purple and coppery foliage
perfect as an accent plant
Very hardy
or planted in a row as an informal hedge or shrub border
Taxus baccata (balls) - 120-140cm, 30lt Evergreen with its dramatic purple andTaxus baccata, or Common Yew, is a long lived, medium sized, bushy evergreen tree of pyramidal habit, with leathery, flat needled, light to dark green foliage. Inconspicuous flowers bloom in spring and are followed by very ornamental, red, berry like fruits on female plants in autumn. Fruits are attractive to birds. Common Yew grows best in evenly moist, fertile, sandy, loamy, well drained soil in full sun or partial shade, but it can adapt to a wide