Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Taxus Cuspidata

Size:

30'-50' tall by 20'-25' wide

Leaves:

1" needles with spiny tips; dark green

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

small, attractive red berry-like seed, eaten by birds

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun to partial sun; tolerant of shade; medium moisture, well-drained soil, not wet

Disease/Insect:

Use:

specimen, screen, grouping in landscape; one of the best needled evergreens for shade

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark thin, reddish brown, scaly, with inner bark reddish purple; native to Asia