Taxus cuspidata var. nana

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Taxus cuspidata var. nana

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Kemper Code: F850

Common Name: Japanese yew
Zone: 4 to 7
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Taxaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: China, Japan
Height: 10 to 20 feet
Spread: 15 to 35 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, sandy loams. Good soil drainage is essential. Tolerates urban conditions. Accepts pruning and shearing well. Best sited in locations protected from cold winter winds.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Taxus cuspidata var. nana (nana meaning small) is a compact, wide-spreading Japanese yew which typically grows very slowly to 3-4' tall by 6' wide over the first 10 years. May eventually mature to 15-20' tall over 40 years, at which point it would have developed into a very un-nana-like shrub. Dark green needles. Although classified as a conifer, female yews (plants are dioecious) do not produce cones. They produce red, berry like fruits, each having a single seed surrounded by a fleshy red aril.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to winter burn, particularly in exposed sites. Twig blight and needle blight are occasional problems. Root rot may occur in poorly-drained soils.

Uses:

Group or mass. Foundations, hedges.