Anglo-Jap yew Taxaceae Taxus xmedia Rehder (baccata x cuspidata) symbol: TAME2 Leaf: Evergreen needles, single, spirally arranged but appearing 2-ranked on shaded branches, generally lay flat, approximately 1 inch long, dark green and shiny above, tip pointed, yellow or pale green below. Flower: Species is dioecious; male flowers are small, round, and yellow and are borne on the undersides of the leaves; female flowers are solitary. Fruit: Naked ovoid seed 1/4 inch long, surrounded by a bright red, fleshy aril, maturing in late summer, persistent through fall. Twig: Light green in color, turning brown after several years; buds green and sclaes blunt, female flower buds are pointed, males rounded. Twigs stay green for more than one year. Bark: Always thin (about 1/4 inch), reddish brown, and scaly; inner bark is reddish purple. Form: Small tree or large shrub to 25 feet, with many limbed boles and a short trunk. Looks like: English yew - Pacific yew - Japanese yew - eastern hemlock Additional Range Information: Taxus xmedia is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: USDA Plants Database © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson