Taxus X Media Hicksii is a very low-maintenance plant, which is of course an ideal feature for a hedge plant. The only thing it does not tolerate well is wet soil – everything else it can handle.
What is Taxus x media?
Taxus x media is a hybrid designation for a large number of shrubby, often wide-spreading crosses of English yew ( Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew ( Taxus cuspidata ). These hybrids are noted for combining the ornamental excellence of English yew with the winter hardiness of Japanese yew.
Is hicksii a yew tree?
Taxus × media ‘Hicksii’ (Anglo-Japanese Yew) is a dense, evergreen shrub of narrowly columnar habit when young, becoming wider with age, with long, erect branches clothed in glossy dark green needles. It is available in both male and female types, the female ones producing a profusion of conspicuous, coral-red seed-bearing cones.
What is the difference between hicksii and genus?
Genus name is an old Latin name for yews. Specific epithet means intermediate. ‘Hicksii’ is a dense, narrowly columnar cultivar with ascending branching. Typically matures to a height of 18-20′ with a spread of 6-10′ wide after 20 years.
Is hicksii a yew?
Taxus × media ‘Hicksii’ is an upright growing female selection of Hybrid yew with long, upwardly ascending, undulating branches holding glossy, dark green, 2-ranked needles. It is well-known for bearing abundant red berries. ‘Hicksii’ is an easily found plant in the nursery trade and is very popular for use as a hedgerow or topiary subject.
How many groups of hicksii are there?
Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually. ‘Hicksii’ is a large, broadly columnar evergreen shrub with ascending branches clothed with spreading, glossy mid-green, spine-tipped leaves, sometimes bearing red fruits
