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Taxus baccata 'Amersfoort'

gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

14 years ago

Anyone grow this? This caught my eye in the dwarf conifer collection of my new nursery and has been calling my name ever since :-) I am in garden transition at the moment and this would need to be in a container indefinitely. Since it apparently grows quite slowly, I'm thinking this is pretty feasible but the plant comes with a hefty price tag so I'd love to get feedback from anyone growing it before I commit to the investment.

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coniferjoy
14 years ago
This plant is registrated as a Taxus baccata cultivar but is a Taxus cuspidata cultivar.
Last year during a fieldtrip with the British- and Dutch Conifer Societies I saw an older plant of this 'Amersfoort' with Taxus cuspidata reversions which you can see at the photo's below.

I don't understand why this plant must be so expensive because you can easely grow it from cuttings.
Maybe it's rarely seen in the U.S.
honymand
14 years ago
I grow 'Amersfoot' and 'Rushmoor', prefer the latter one but both are nice; also both are expensive and really slow growing.

/Hans Olav
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honymand
14 years ago
I grow 'Amersfoot' and 'Rushmoor', prefer the latter one but both are nice; also both are expensive and really slow growing.

/Hans Olav
coniferjoy
14 years ago
Hans Olav,
It's 'Amersfoort' instead of 'Amersfoot', I guess it's a typo ;0)

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