Common name:Japanese Yew
Botanical name:Taxus cuspidata

The evergreen yews in this species tend to up generally upright and spreading, becoming wider than they are tall. Heights range from a couple of feet to 10 or 20 feet, though they are slow growing. New growth is a bright yellow-green, with the growth being very soft. Otherwise, the foliage is a dark, lustrous green. Flowers are inconspicuous, but the following fruit is very red.