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Life Form:

Evergreen tree

Average Height:

10-40'

Bark Characteristics:

Redish brown, scaly bark

Bloom Characteristics:

Male flowers are small, spherical, and in axils of leaves. Female is a cone-like structure which is singular, green, and also in the axil of the leaves.

Dioecious:

Yes

Foliage Characteristics:

Needles can be straight or curved, are dull green on top and pale green beneath with two yellowish bands. Needles have a sharply pointed tip. .5-1" long. All yew leaves are poisonous.

Fruit Characteristics:

Fleshy red cones resemble berries (aril), and are about 12mm in diameter. They ripen in August-November.

Structure:

Varies; broad; irregular; pyramidal; upright

Range:

S Russian Far East to N China and Japan

Habitat:

Mixed conifer and conifer-deciduous forests in lowland to lower montane altitudes; 100-1600 meters

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Common Name:

Japanese Yew

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Pinidae

Order:

Cupressales

Family:

Taxaceae

Genus:

Taxus

Species:

cuspidata

Accession Number:

2015-2178A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection

On Display:

Smithsonian Castle

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax713c688cd-069f-4567-98f5-3d9e1b0cdd7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-2178A