Taxus baccata 'David' is a narrow upright selection of English yew with fairly tight fastigiate branching and congested golden yellow foliage with distinct brighter margins. It is a male clone that only rarely produces pollen cones. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.3 m) tall and 1.5 feet (0.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm). Mature plants create attractive, formal columns in the landscape, resembling natural exclamation points.
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 1967 by M.M. Böhmer Nursery, Zundert, The Netherlands. Böhmer named the plant in honor of his son.
