Canada Yew

Taxus canadensis Marshall

Yew family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.3 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 12 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.