What kind of tree is this?

[SailorBold]

Any ideas?

[Silas_Sancona]

1 minute ago, SailorBold said:

Any ideas?

Pretty sure that is a Yew ( Taxus )  I've heard some forms of Podocarpus might survive zone 7 winters, but your tree looks different than those ( Great plants though )

 

[SailorBold]

Thank you!  First one I've seen!

[Manalto]

I agree with the Taxus identification. The fruit looks right for that genus. They are exceedingly common in the northeast (Taxus X media) as a foundation shrub, to the point where they're treated with disdain. I love their trouble-free nature, lush, dark green color (an excellent foil for white or brightly-colored blooms) and ease of propagation. Too often they're sheared into odd geometric forms, so they have earned my compassion for the abuse they've endured. Yours may be Taxus brevifolia. Just a guess based on your location.

[Chester B]

I agree it’s a yew. I’m from the northeast and I have disdain for them. Deer like to eat them too. Good in shade. 

Edited October 9, 2022 by Chester B

[Silas_Sancona]

25 minutes ago, Chester B said:

I agree it’s a yew. I’m from the northeast and I have disdain for them. Deer like to eat them too. Good in shade. 

Carbon copy yard after carbon copied yard full of Yews, and " Burning Bush " Euonymus alatus  in Ohio = cringe, haha.

[Chester B]

16 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Carbon copy yard after carbon copied yard full of Yews, and " Burning Bush " Euonymus alatus  in Ohio = cringe, haha.

Burning bush probably the worst common plant around. Just plain ugly in every respect. 

[Silas_Sancona]

26 minutes ago, Chester B said:

Burning bush probably the worst common plant around. Just plain ugly in every respect. 

Tied w/ Berberis thunbergii ? lol.. I forgot to add that to the my list.

Edited October 9, 2022 by Silas_Sancona
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[Chester B]

15 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Tied w/ Berberis thunbergii ? lol.. I forgot to add that to the my list.

True but at least they’re something to look at. Very common in my area here  

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, Chester B said:

True but at least they’re something to look at. Very common in my area here  

Interesting, i'd have thought some the more attractive sp. / forms of different Berberis would be more common compared to those up there.

[Chester B]

14 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Interesting, i'd have thought some the more attractive sp. / forms of different Berberis would be more common compared to those up there.

The average person plants the same things you would see in the NE or the midwest.  Anyone who is into gardening knows the amazing variety of plants we can grow and have far more interesting yards.  And yes we do have more uncommon Berberis available to us from the local specialty nurseries.

[ShadyDan]

Definitely yew.

Fun fact: the berries are delicious, but the seeds inside are extremely toxic (cyanide i think?). I find wild ones in the woods sometime and enjoy chowing down on the berries while being extremely aware about spitting out the seeds. I like to live life dangerously...