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Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew; Californian yew; Western yew)

Synonyms:
Language: Chi; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a conifer native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It ranges from southernmost Alaska south to central California, mostly in the Pacific Coast Ranges, but with isolated disjunct populations in southeast British Columbia (most notably occurring on Zuckerberg Island near Castlegar) and in north to central Idaho.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Early Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [1]  Low
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Single Stem
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Slow
Hazards [1]  Moderate Toxicity
Janka Hardness [3]  1600 lbf (726 kgf) Medium
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Seed
Root Depth [1]  36 inches (91 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Seeds Per [1]  15600 / lb (34392 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Specific Gravity [4]  0.67
Structure [2]  Tree
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  40 feet (12.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Very Rich
Water Use [1]  Low
Foliage Color [1]  Gray-Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Dense

Predators

Dysmicoccus wistariae (taxus mealybug)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0