Canada yew
- Latin name: Taxus canadensis Marsh.
- French name: If du Canada
- Synonym(s): Ground-hemlock
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 194885
Description
Leaves
Form
- Needles
Colour
- Pale green
Size
Height
- 2 m
Tree form
Open-grown
- A straggling multistemmed shrub, no trunk
- Stems trail in the humus layers
- Tips upturned
Habitat
Light tolerance
- Shade-tolerant
Associated species
- Grows in colonies
Range
Eastern Canada
Photos
Photos
Insects and mites
Insects that cause damage to this tree.
Cones or seeds
- Epinotia hopkinsana (Kraft)
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Juniper webworm
Scientific name: Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius)
Foliage or buds
- Epinotia hopkinsana (Kraft)
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Juniper webworm
Scientific name: Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius)
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Red-barred tortrix
Scientific name: Ditula angustiorana (Haworth)