2017 Theodore Klein Plant Award Winners

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens', with the common name Duke Gardens plum yew, is a dioecious coniferous evergreen shrub known for its deer resistance. It is well known as a filler plant with its 30 inch height and 3-4 foot or more Dirr reported 8 feet with orginal plant in Duke Gardens, Durham, NC at over 8 feet tall with greater spread. 'Duke Gardens' has very lustrios foliage that holds up well in the heat and was reported by Buddy Hubbuch to have survived the severe 1990s freezes to -24 degrees in Bernheim Arboretum. Buddy shared so much information with so many people it seems we all report similar statements relative cold tolerance. We pretty much count on University of Georgia Emeritus Professor and author of the Manual of Woody Landscape Plants Mike Dirr for heat-tolerance reports. The photo below was taken of a new planting at Duke Gardens in 2017.