Taxus brevifolia
Pacific yew · also Western yew, Canadian yew, Oregon yew
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The Pacific yew is a small evergreen conifer native to the Pacific Northwest. It typically grows in sheltered understory locations, preferring moisture, and features reddish, peeling bark and a broad crown of flat needles. This slow-growing, long-lived tree is adaptable to shade and has moderate water needs.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 970.62%2.7 yr0.4 in
- 790.04%—4.0 in
- 380.11%—14 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 26 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
- Central-Southern Cascades Forests
- Eastern Cascades forests
- Klamath-Siskiyou forests
- North Cascades conifer forests
- Northern California coastal forests
- Northern Pacific Alaskan coastal forests
- Northern Rockies conifer forests
- Sierra Nevada forests
Other Taxus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
