Scientific Name: Taxus sp. Note: we are combining a large number of species of ewes and looking at the genus as a whole here.
Common Name: ewe
Native Range: varies based on species
Zone: range based on species
Plant type & Form: small tree or large shrub, with many limbed boles and a short trunk.
Height: up to 60′
Spread: up to 20′
Flower: small, brown, some remaining thru winter
Fruit: naked ovoid seed 1/4 inch long, surrounded by a bright red, fleshy aril, maturing in late summer, persistent through fall.
Leaf: evergreen needles, single, ~1 inch long, long pointed tip
Sun: full sun to shade
Soil type & pH: moist, well drained soil
Maintenance: low
Identification notes: look for evergreen shrub with dark, usually red-purple, and scaly or somewhat peeling bark
Red Fruit Taxus Baccata Common Yew Green Yew
