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Plant: Korean Gold - Yew

Yew · Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Korean Gold'

$40.00

Size: 3 gal

Light

Part Shade

Mature size

20 ft tall15 ft wide

More about this plant

Korean Gold plum yew is a slow-growing, narrow, upright and compact evergreen conifer whose needles emerge lemon yellow and age to green in summer or fall. It prefers part to full shade and is a good accent, border or mass planting for a woodland or shade garden. Deer tend to leave it alone.

  • Part Shade
  • Grows to 20 ft tall and 15 ft wide
  • Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
  • Evergreen foliage

Plant description

Korean Gold plum yew is a slow-growing, narrow, upright and compact evergreen conifer whose needles emerge lemon yellow and age to green in summer or fall. It prefers part to full shade and is a good accent, border or mass planting for a woodland or shade garden. Deer tend to leave it alone.

Foliage
Needles emerge lemon yellow before aging to green in summer or fall.
Native range
Cultivar introduced from Japan; the species is native to Asia

Plant details


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