Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
Also known as: American Yew
Native low-spreading evergreen — a rare shade-tolerant native conifer groundcover. Bright-red berry-like arils ripen on female plants. Foliage and seeds toxic to humans/livestock; arils edible (the seed is not). Heavily deer-browsed.
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–5 ft
- Spacing
- 6–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV