Ground-hemlock

Ground-hemlock Care

Taxus Canadensis

What is the plant

Taxus canadensis is a prostrate, slow growing, evergreen shrub. Needle-like foliage is very dense, dark green and glossy, can get a red tinge in the winter. The fruit is a red seed, 1/4 inch long. Prefers moist, sandy loam, not heat or drought tolerant, not bothered by pests. A very hardy yew, suitable as a large groundcover in cool, shady locations. Native from Newfoundland to Virginia, west to Manitoba, and Iowa.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

max 7b

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It prefers dry or moist soil
Fertilizer
Established plants can benefit from fertilization. Take a visual inventory of your landscape. Trees need to be fertilized every few years. Shrubs and other plants in the landscape can be fertilized yearly. A soil test can determine existing nutrient levels in the soil. If one or more nutrients is low, a specific instead of an all-purpose fertilizer may be required. Fertilizers that are high in N, nitrogen, will promote green leafy growth. Excess nitrogen in the soil can cause excessive vegetative growth on plants at the expense of flower bud development. It is best to avoid fertilizing late in the growing season. Applications made at that time can force lush, vegetative growth that will not have a chance to harden off before the onset of cold weather.
Sunlight
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade.

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Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils.
Temperature
The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
Additional
All plant parts are poisenous if ingested, except the fleshy red seed coat.