Scientific Name:	Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata'
Pronunciation:	TACKS-us kus-pi-DAY-tuh
Common Name:	upright yew, Japanese yew
Family Name:	Taxaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer
Key ID Features:	Dense, pyramidal form with nearly vertical branching; needles dark green; male cones only.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 3 - 5m Spread: 2 - 3m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Hedge row, Screening, Sheared hedge Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Needle-like, Simple Arrangement: Spiraled Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Colour (petals): No flowers, Brown Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr

Fruit Type: Drupe Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug, Sep Additional Info: This cultivar is male (no red female aril with seed inside)

Bark Morphology: Exfoliating, Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Red, Brown

Propagation:	Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Root rot, Scale insects, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant )
Specific Pests:	Phytophthora cinnamomi in water-logged soils.

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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