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Hicks Yew
Taxus x media
Hicks Yew is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 2-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and rabbits, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Rabbits, Pollution
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Artificial hybrid
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