Taxus baccata 'Gracilis' / graceful English yew
Taxus baccata 'Gracilis' is a robust, broadly globose selection of English yew with dense, slender branching; and species-typical, fleshy, dark-green foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 feet (2 m) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 6 to 8 inches (15 - 20 cm). This old cultivar is obscure and virtually non-existent in the nursery trade. It is known to exist in only a few large arboretums. J. Nelson first named and described it in his 1866 book, Pinaceae: Being a Handbook of the Firs and Pines .
Taxus baccata 'Gracilis' — a 1934 accession at the New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx, NY (USDA Hardiness Zone 7a); photo from 2020.
Photo by Katherine Wagner-Reiss
Taxus baccata 'Gracilis' / graceful English yew
RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
6 (0 to -10 F / -17.8 to -23.3 C)
8 (10 to 20 F / -6.7 to -12.2 C)
HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
ORIGIN: Garden Origin
COLOR: Dark Green
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE: Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
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