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It is an evergreen tree or large shrub growing to 10–18 m tall, with a trunk up to 60 cm diameter. The leaves are lanceolate, flat, dark green, 1–3 cm long and 2–3 mm broad, arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flattish rows either side of the stem except on erect leading shoots where the spiral arrangement is more obvious.
Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. [1] Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes. Some populations exist in tropical highlands. [2] The oldest known fossil species are from the Early Cretaceous. [3]
Evidence based on growth rates and archaeological work of surrounding structures suggests the oldest yews, such as the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, Scotland, may be in the range of 2,000 years, [24] [25] [26] placing them among the oldest plants in Europe. One characteristic contributing to yews' longevity is that, unlike most other trees ...
Japanese yew may refer to: Taxus cuspidata , a species of yew native to Japan, Korea, and Manchuria and cultivated as an ornamental plant Podocarpus macrophyllus , a yew-like conifer native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China also cultivated as an ornamental plant
Cephalotaxus harringtonii, commonly known as Korean plum yew, [2] Japanese plum-yew, [3] Harrington's cephalotaxus, [4] or cowtail pine, is a species of coniferous shrub or small tree in the family Taxaceae. It is native to Japan, but is occasionally utilised in western gardens and several cultivars exist for these purposes.
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus : European yew or common yew ( Taxus baccata )
European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus canadensis: Canada yew; American yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus chinensis: Chinese yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus cuspidata: Japanese yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus floridana: Florida yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus globosa: Mexican yew Taxaceae (yew ...
Taxaceae (/ t æ k ˈ s eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.