Taxus cuspidata 'Fastigiata'
Captain Yew
Captain is the Fastigiata selection of Japanese yew. Its dark evergreen needles cover a pyramidal framework.
Typical maintained size
Height: 8-10 feet
Width: 4-5 feet
Unpruned plants become larger and more open.
It tolerates sun through shade but needs good drainage. Yew foliage, bark and seeds are toxic if eaten.
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Shrub
- Height
- 8-10 ft
- Width
- 4-5 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 4–7
- Sunlight
- Full Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Shape
- Pyramidal
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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