26 varieties · 581 gardener saves
Every Taxus variety, A to Z
The complete Taxus list, the genus most gardeners know as yew — all 26 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Taxus hub instead.
A1
- Anglo-Japanese YewTaxus media
C2
- Canada YewTaxus canadensis
- Columnar English YewTaxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
D2
- Dark Green Spreader YewTaxus baccata 'Dark Green Spreader'
- Densiformis YewTaxus media 'Densiformis'
E5
- Emerald Spreader Japanese YewTaxus cuspidata 'Emerald Spreader'
- English YewTaxus baccata
- English Yew 'Dark Druid'Taxus baccata 'Dark Druid'
- English Yew SkinnyTaxus baccata 'Skinny'
- Everlow YewTaxus media 'Everlow'
G2
- Golden Japanese YewTaxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'
- Green Wave Japanese YewTaxus cuspidata 'Green Wave'
H4
- H.M. Eddie YewTaxus media 'H M Eddie'
- Hatfield YewTaxus media 'Hatfieldii'
- Hicks YewTaxus baccata 'Hicksii'
- Hill's YewTaxus media 'Hillii'
I1
- Irish YewTaxus baccata 'Fastigiata'
J1
- Japanese YewTaxus cuspidata
P1
- Pacific YewTaxus brevifolia
R1
- Rezek's Gold YewTaxus baccata 'Rezek's Gold'
S2
- Spreading English YewTaxus baccata 'Repandens'
- Stonehenge English YewTaxus baccata 'Stonehenge'
T1
- Taunton's YewTaxus media 'Tauntonii'
U1
- Upright Japanese YewTaxus cuspidata 'Capitata'
W2
- Ward's YewTaxus media 'Wardii'
- Watnong Gold YewTaxus baccata 'Watnong Gold'
Taxus list questions
How many Taxus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 26 distinct Taxus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Taxus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Taxus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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