Japanese Yew

 

Text Box: Form:Shrub (usually not over 4-6 m high). Branches are upright or spreading. Commonly pruned to hedge or other geometric shapes

 

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Text Box: Bark: Reddish-brown in coloration. Scaly appearance.

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Text Box: Fruit and Flowers: Dioecious and wind-pollinated. Nutlike seed is engulfed in dark red fleshy cup, which opens at the tip

 
  Text Box: Leaves: Arranged in spiral formation.Ranked in 2s in appearance, which forms a V-shaped channel straight with a sharp point (2-3 cm in length). Leaves appear dull dark green above.Coloration of underside is yellowish-green with dual bands of yellow stomata

 

Text Box: Notes: Can be very shade-tolerant, but will flourish in full sunlight. MUST have well-drained soils. Leaves and immature seed-coverings are poisonous to humans and livestock. Excellent landscaping uses, because tolerant to smoke and dust. One urban landscaping problem is sensitivity to salt

 

 

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