2006-09-23 03:19:47 · 7 answers · asked by Tony S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yew (berries are fleshy with a green seed peeping from the end - not exactly waxy but 'hollow' - if that's what you mean). By the way, the soft red flesh is edible but the green seed and the rest of the plant is poisonous!
Others are: Holly (prickly - you couldn't mistake it!), something I used to call 'laurel' but isn't really (often has shiny yellow and green mottled leaves - I think it's a Daphne Laurel), Butcher's Broom (stiff pointed smallish leaves, green stems), Cotoneasters (not really evergreen but some keep their leaves all winter), Coprosmas (a New Zealand shrub), Skimmia.
2006-09-23 03:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEW. The hollow, red fleshy berries of the yew is probably the easiest way to distinguish it from other similar evergreens. There are many varieties and they are frequently used in ornamental landscaping. This a good plant for trimming into desired shapes.
Incidently, yew wood was once the choice for hunting bows.
2006-09-23 03:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Possibly a yew. They're used a lot in landscaping, and have red, waxy berries.
2006-09-23 03:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by question_ahoy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Holly
2006-09-23 03:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by PETER S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My guess is some kind of yew. Do the berries and needles look like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Yew
2006-09-23 03:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Holly!
2006-09-23 03:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
holly berry
2006-09-23 03:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by sapfrog27 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋