The Vietnam Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment has decided to recognize the banyan tree at Cay Da Temple, Quarter 2, Phu My Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province as a ...

Japanese plum yew, Cephalotaxus harringtonia, is a less common shrub in the South. It grows slowly, spreads, but stays low and is well suited for shady spots, especially those a bit dry.

Spreading or prostrate Japanese plum yew, Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’, is another commonly used shrub that is easily maintained at a low height.

Depending on your hardiness zone, many column-shaped trees would work well, like the columnar plum yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata'), which grows to a maximum height of 10 feet. If you do ...

Others include the stinking cedar (Torreya taxifolia), a relict of the glacial age native to small parts of Florida and Georgia, now considered be the rarest species of conifer in North America as ...

Spreading or prostrate Japanese plum yew, Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’, is another commonly used shrub that is easily maintained at a low height. And, remember, all your foundation ...

These Spreading Japanese Plum Yews (Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’) make a nice ground cover, growing about 2 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide.

It stays short and while it fills in the beds, it is not one to take over. Another underused option is creeping Japanese plum yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’).

It’s a perfect border for a bed with ‘Soft Caress’ mahonia, Japanese plum yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Duke Gardens’) and Mexican bauhinia (a long-flowering swallowtail magnet).