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Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’

Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’

Taxonomy

Kingdom
PLANTS
Family
Taxaceae
Genus
Taxus
Species
baccata

Habitat / Home / Areal

Densely branched conifer, frost resistant

Botanical description

Habitus:  It has naturally upright narrow columnar crown, it grows to 7-15 m, the crown is conical to irregular, the bark is gray to reddish-brown

Leaf:  needles are yellow-green on their top, twigs are green and brown

Flower: not dominant, blooms in March and April, male cones are approximately 3 mm, round, visible in the axils of the needles in autumn

Fruit:  deep red, not edible

Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care

Shade-tolerant undemanding for soil nutrients, tolerant to drought

Use / Function and landscape

  • elegant in parks and gardens
  • flower pots

Special use

Protected

Reproduction

By seed

Varieties

“Aurea” (yellow needles), “Adpressa” a “Adpressa Variegata” (short needles), “Fastigiata” a “Fastigiata Aurea” (columnar), “Dovastonii” (overhang limbs), “Repandens” (low with horizontal limbs)

Diseases and pests

Fungi – dying out and falling needles Cryptocline taxicola