Taxus cuspidata, the Japanese yew [2] or spreading yew, is a member of the genus Taxus, native to Japan, Korea, northeast China and the extreme southeast of Russia.

Grow the Japanese yew in full sun, dappled sunlight, or in partial shade. It requires sandy or loamy, neutral to acidic soil with good drainage. This yew is tolerant of urban conditions and drought. It is also very cold hardy and easy to maintain. It tolerates pruning well and needs regular annual pruning to maintain its shape.

Taxus cuspidata, commonly known as Japanese yew, is a broad-columnar needled evergreen tree or multistemmed shrub that is native to Korea, China, Russia and Japan. In its native habitat, it will grow to as much as 30-50’ tall.

2024年8月21日 · Taxus cuspidata is a popular landscape plant for foundation planting or hedges. Japanese yew has many types or cultivars and can also be used as a shade tree that grows well in urban environments, adapting to smog and air pollution.

Captain yew (Taxus cuspidata ‘Fastigiata’): This is a pyramidal shaped cultivar growing 8 to 10 feet high and 4 to 5 feet wide. It will grow larger and more open if left unpruned.

Taxus cuspidata Siebold & Zucc. General: Yew family (Tacaceae). Yews (Taxus sp.) are a group of evergreen shrubs and trees that are common in landscaping and horticulture in North America and elsewhere. The English yew is famous for being the stock for the legendary English longbow that helped win the battles of Hastings and Agincourt.

Japanese yew, (Taxus cuspidata), an ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), native to Japan and widely cultivated in the Northern Hemisphere. Rising to a height of 16 metres (about 52 feet), it resembles the English yew but is hardier and faster-growing.

Very functional and durable broad-columnar tree or multi-stemmed shrub. Dioecious. Tolerates shade and heavy pruning. Bark peels on older specimens. All parts of Taxus, except the fleshy, red aril are poisonous. Can be siginificantly damaged by deer. Building Map...

2025年2月10日 · Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of Taxus cuspidata (Japanese yew).

A tree 40 to 50 ft high in Japan, with a trunk girthing about 6 ft; in cultivation a low tree or spreading shrub; older bark reddish brown.