Scientific name: Taxus x media
Common name: hybrid yew
Native: No
Native range: It is a cultivated hybrid of Taxus baccata (native to Europe) and Taxus cuspidata (native to Japan) [1,2,3].
Distribution in North America: Click to view the USDA Plants Database page for T. x media.
USDA Zones: 4B-7A [3]
Maximum age: Likely to be long-lived, given that T. baccata often survives for longer than 1,000 years [4].
Ecology: This non-native is unlikely to be of value to native North American fauna, however it does sometimes attract pests such as mealybugs and weevils [3].
Ethnobotany: This hybrid is mainly used in ornamental plantings and to create screens of foliage, however its European parent - Taxus baccata - has long history of symbolism in Britain [4].
