Taxus canadensis
Canada yew · also Canadian yew, American yew, Ground-hemlock
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Taxus canadensis is a conifer native to central and eastern North America. It thrives in moist environments such as swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks, and lake shores. It is found predominantly north of the Ohio River but also as a relict species in the Appalachian Mountains.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 580.02%—3.5 in
- 400.01%—3.1 in
- 170.04%—3.1 in
- 100.01%14 yr8.1 in
- 20.00%—32 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Water needs
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 5.3 in, 90th percentile 9.6 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 Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Taxus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
