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Taxus cuspidata Japanese yew Evergreen tree (1 Page of 5) The Taxus cuspidata plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan. It is a member of the Taxaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese yew. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Taxus cuspidata Common Name: Japanese yew Family: Taxaceae Author: Sieb.&Zucc. Known Hazards: All parts of the plant, except the flesh of the fruit, are highly poisonous[1, 4, 7, 10, 19, 65]. Mature Height: 10 Mature Width: 10 Habitat: Mountains throughout Japan[58].
General Uses: A brown dye is obtained from the heartwood[46, 61].
Wood - hard, strong, elastic, fine grained, takes a beautiful polish. Used for furniture, bows etc[1, 46, 61].
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