Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Taxus Brevifolia

Size:

30' tall

Leaves:

1" needles with pointed tips but not sharp; yellow-green to dark green above and paler beneath

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

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

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

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

Disease/Insect:

Use:

cancer drug Taxol first extracted from bark of Pacific yew

Cultivars:

Notes:

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