Taxus baccata - 170-180cm - 45lt Malus Yellow male catkins appear in

Yellow male catkins appear in late winter and hang loosely from the bare branches

copper-red underneath

and cold weather can reduce blooming

Autumn colours are orange

Taxus baccata - 170-180cm - 45lt Malus Yellow male catkins appear inTaxus baccata, or Common Yew, is a long lived, medium sized, bushy evergreen tree of pyramidal habit, with leathery, flat needled, light to dark green foliage. Inconspicuous flowers bloom in spring and are followed by very ornamental, red, berry like fruits on female plants in autumn. Fruits are attractive to birds. Common Yew grows best in evenly moist, fertile, sandy, loamy, well drained soil in full sun or partial shade, but it can adapt to a wide