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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Deer-Resistant Plants—Shrubs and Trees for the Deer-Plagued Gardener
... difficult, for instance, to acquire some of these plants. Virtually every nursery in the country offers a nice selection of yews (Taxus), most of which happen to be relished by deer. But it's rare to find one that sells or knows anything about the plum yews (Cephalotaxus), an excellent group of plants that deer generally avoid. Then there's the myth of the "deer-proof" ...
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Floridata: Cephalotaxus harringtonia
... many stems sprouting from the base and some send up suckers. A low-growing cultivar of Japanese plum yew perfectly complements the armless semi-nude beauty of concrete Greco-Roman goddesses of love. Click ... period. Plant seeds in labeled pots and leave them outside through the winter and be patient! Plum yews also can be propagated from cuttings. Use tip cuttings of upward growing semi-ripe wood in ...
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Forestry Commission - News - forestry commission scientists boost hopes for endangered south american tree
... been published in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's journal, Sibbaldia. NOTES TO EDITOR: The Chilean plum yew is a member of the podocarp family (genus Podocarpaceae ). It grows to about 15 metres ... animals such as pigs and goats introduced to the trees' habitat by farmers. There are Chilean plum yews growing in botanic gardens, arboreta and private collections around the world, but most of these ...
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Somerset County Park Commission
... types of dwarf conifers. Some of the genera represented are Abies (firs), Acer (maples), Carpinus (ironwoods), Picea (spruces), Celtis (hackberries), Cedrus (cedars), Aesculus (buckeyes), Cephalotaxus (plum yews), Ilex (hollies), Juniperus (junipers), Chamaecyparis (false cypress), Pinus (pines), Quercus (oaks), Sorbus (mountain ashes), and many more. The Arboretum is of interest to students of ...
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Floridata: Pinus thunbergii
... , three obscure monotypic genera from China. The other families in the order Coniferales are the Araucariaceae, a family of 2 genera and 32 species, including Norfolk Island Pine and monkey puzzle tree; Cephalotaxaceae, 7 species of plum-yews in a single genus; Cupressaceae, 17 genera with about 120 species including Monterey cypress, the junipers and American arborvitae; ...
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Garden Conifers
... and means, "to bear cones". Cones are found on conifers at a certain age but it is interesting to learn that several conifers bear berry-like fruit, which botanically are cones. These are the junipers (cedars), yews and plum-yews. Another feature of these three genera is the fact that the sexes are separate and only female plants produce the berry- ...
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The Rosebay
... valued because of its July bloom. In the fall, the foliage turns from a clear green to plum. Its interesting exfoliating hark sakes it appealing all winter. Styrax japonica, the Japanese Snowbell, blooms in early ... it in a windy location, for it gets too ratty looking in the winter. Among the yews we find ourselves using Taxus baccata repandens, particularly on banks and beside steps when it forms a ...
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US National Arboretum Picture of the Week Answer        -
... the Week Question for April 18th - 27th, 2005 This is Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata', or 'Prostrata' plum-yew. Plum-yews are valued for their ability to thrive in full sun or shade, and because ... Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata' is hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6-9. You can view this 'Prostrata' plum-yew in the Gotelli Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifer Collections. [Click on the picture to ...
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