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Taxus cuspidata
Japanese yew
Evergreen tree
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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.

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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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