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Sequoia gigantca pendula 
Weeping Big Tree 
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TAXUS: Yew 
Small trees or shrubs with straight, flat leaves. 
Growth is slow, wood very hard and strong. The 
foliage is poisonous to horses and cattle, while 
the red berries are perfectly harmless and liked 
by some people. 
T. baccata. ENGLISH YEW. Europe and North 
Africa. 60 ft. Tree or large shrub of slow growth 
and very bushy head, densely branched and thickly 
covered with somber green leaves. Can be trimmed 
into any shape. 
T. baccata cheshuntensis. CUES HUNT YEW. 
Said to have originated as a seedling from the Irish 
Yew. Leaves are very much larger than those on 
English Yew and are as dark as the Irish. Growth 
is strong and extremely irregular, giving it a weird 
sort of picturesqueness. 
T. baccata dovastoni pendula. DOVASTON’S 
WEEPING YEW. A remarkable weeping variety. 
All the branches are strongly drooping and clothed 
with a very dark foliage. Entirely distinct from 
all other yews and of very striking appearance. 
T. baccata dovastoni pendula variegata. DOVAS¬ 
TON’S VARIEGATED WEEPING YEW. A form 
of the preceding with every leaf marked with 
creamy bands. In spring the entire plant is bril¬ 
liant golden. 
T. baccata elegantissima. ELEGANT VARIE¬ 
GATED YEW. Brilliantly variegated. In spring 
it is covered with almost solid, golden yellow. This’ 
becomes less pronounced later, but every leaf al¬ 
ways shows the creamy variegation. Growth is 
slow, compact and erect. Very fine. 
T. baccata erecta. ERECT YEW. Variety of 
compact, erect growth, similar to that of Irish 
Yew. Differs in its more rapid growth, smaller 
leaves and slightly lighter color. Does not bear 
berries. 
T. baccata erecta aurea. GOLDEN ERECT YEW. 
Identical with preceding in every respect except 
the brilliant golden-hued foliage. Its form and 
color make it a most striking and effective speci¬ 
men plant. 
T. baccata fastigiata. IRISH YEW. Peculiarly 
upright in growth, resembling a bundle of closely 
packed branches. The foliage is of the darkest hue, 
and the whole plant appears like a deep green col¬ 
umn. Bears conspicuous red berries. 
T. baccata fastigiata variegata. VARIEGATED 
IRISH YEW. Has the same remarkable form and 
habit as the Irish Yew, but in the spring the foliage 
has the most intense golden hue that can be imag¬ 
ined. This becomes creamy as the season advances, 
but is always very pronounced. Very rare and 
easily one of the most remarkable conifers in our 
collection. 
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Taxus baccata fastigiata. Irish Yew 
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