Taxus cuspidata
Japanese Yew
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) is a versatile evergreen with narrow needles and dense branching. It tolerates pruning into a hedge or formal shape, while unrestrained plants can grow into much larger shrubs or small trees.
Its structure combines broad growth and upright growth. Growth is fast. The foliage supplies a year-round framework. Autumn foliage can bring brown and red tones.
Choose a site in full sun or partial shade. Provide acidic, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture.
Size
• Height: 10-25 ft
• Width: 5-10 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 4a–7b
Best Uses
• Accent Plant
• Hedge
• Privacy Screen
• Specimen
• Rock Garden
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Shrub
- Height
- 10-25 ft
- Width
- 5-10 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 4a–7b
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Brown, Red
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Soil
- Acidic, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Rock Garden, Specimen, Woodland Gardens
- Shape
- Broad, Multi Stem, Upright, Vase Shaped
- Bark
- Scaly
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
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