Pacific Yew Taxus brevifolia - Taxus lindleyana

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Taxus brevifolia

Family:

Taxaceae

Genus:

Taxus

Species:

brevifolia

Common Name:

Pacific Yew

Seeds Per Pound:
5,630
Quantity:
0.24 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
4
Germination:
67%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
99%
Height:
30-45 feet
Collection Locale:
Washington
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5

 

In Stock: 0.24 lb
Prices
  • Taxus brevifolia

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 4 seeds)
$15.95
5 gram (~ 62 seeds)
$76.19
10 gram (~ 124 seeds)
$150.00
1 oz (~ 352 seeds)
$299.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: warm stratify for 150 days, then cold stratify for 120 days.
Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep , tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Sporadic germination may occur over a 2-3 year period.
In a Nutshell:
* It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing 10-15 m tall and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, rarely more. It has thin scaly brown bark.
* It ranges from southernmost Alaska south to central California , mostly in the Pacific Coast Ranges , but with an isolated disjunct population in southeast British Columbia , most notably occurring on Zuckerberg Island near Castlegar and south to central Idaho . more...
* Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. more...