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Pacific yew tree

Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a species of tree in the yew family Taxaceae native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is a small evergreen conifer, thriving in moisture and otherwise tending to take the form of a shrub.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Taxus brevifolia
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Pinales
Hardiness: Zone 5
Habit: tree
Bloom: Early Summer