Taxus brevifolia

Botanical Name: Taxus brevifolia
Common Name: Pacific yew, western yew
Family Name: Taxaceae
Distribution/Origin: British Columbia, U.S. N.West

Leaf: Needle-like, Leathery, Glabrous, Green, Green-yellow, Pale underneath, Linear/Cuneate/Entire

Bud: Alternate

Inflorescence: Male cone, Monoecious plant

Fruit/Seed: Drupe, Red, Showy, Persistent, Sept, Drupe-like: single seed 4-7mm long/partially surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure(aril)/8-15mm long/wide/open at the end,*Poisonous

Stem/Bark: Shaggy, Red, Brown, Showy, Trunk often fluted or twisted, (Young bark/smooth)

Size: Height: 15 - 22m/Spread: 5.0 - 7.0m

Habit: Dense, Irregular

Form: Oval-vertical

Soil: Well-drained

Moisture: Moderate

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 6

Landscape use: Forestry, Native planting, Reclamation, Tall background, Waterside planting, Wildlife food, Woodland margin

Notes: Perennial,*Poisonous fruit