Plum yew

Find Prostrate Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata') in Richmond Fairfax Loudoun Prince William Fredericks Virginia VA at Meadows Farms Nurseries (Cow's Tail Pine)

This slow-growing dwarf conifer has a wide, rounded crown and narrowly furrowed, partially peeling bark.

Find Prostrate Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata') in Columbus Dublin Delaware Grove City Gahanna Bexley Ohio OH at Oakland Nurseries Inc (Cow's Tail Pine)

Meet Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'), a problem-solving evergreen shrub that grows in shade. Visit the blog and learn how to incorporate this low-growing shrub into your shade garden.

​(Video 07/10/23) The plum yew is an excellent low-growing shrub that spreads out beautifully in shady beds.

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An interesting prostrate variety that grows in a low spreading mound; will take more shade than almost any needled evergreen; makes a great groundcover in a shady area; good for foundation planting

Find Duke Gardens Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens') in Vancouver Victoria Burnaby Penticton Coquitlam British Columbia BC at GardenWorks (Cow's Tail Pine)

A low maintenance and low-growing evergreen with flat, dark green needles. It has excellent deer resistance and also tolerates shade well. Add it to foundation plantings and beds for year round interest. Best with some winter protection.

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Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' (Duke Gardens Plum-Yew) | Plum yews are only deer resistant yews (no taxus). Very shade resistant. Zone 6.

Japanese Plum yew - Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Plania' - Evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and linear branching. Related to other plants in the Taxus family, it provides a delicate texture and performs well in shady areas of the garden.

Find Upright Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata') in Lancaster York Harrisburg Pennsylvania PA at Stauffers Of Kissel Hill (Cow's Tail Pine)

Trying to grow turfgrass in shaded areas is a losing battle but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for mulch in those dark areas of the landscape. There are many plants that will tolerate shady …

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata' (Prostrate Japanese Plum-Yew, Spreading Japanese Plum-Yew) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Find Dwarf Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Nana') in Oklahoma City Edmond Norman Moore Oklahoma OK at TLC Garden Centers (Cow's Tail Pine)

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Duke Gardens Japanese plum-yew : The Dawes Arboretum, IrisBG - Explorer, Arboretum Explorer

Find Korean Gold Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Korean Gold') in Kansas City Overland Park Shawnee Liberty Kansas KS at Family Tree Nursery (Cow's Tail Pine)