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Trimmed Specimen 
Spreading Japanese Yew 
(Taxus cuspidata) ¢ 
HIS type is usually propagated from cut- 
tings. This fact accounts for the great 
variation which exists in different strains 
sold under this name. Some are looser growing 
than others, the color varies among different 
strains, and the rapidity of growth is also a dis- 
tinct point of difference. The general character of 
this tree, however, is as shown in these pictures. 
They are usually more wide than tall, branch out 
from the bottom with several stems, and develop 
into a bush form. 
The full development of size is undetermined. 
The tree shown in the colored picture at the bot- 
tom of this page has been planted for 10 years. 
It is now about 6 feet tall and 8 to 9 feet in spread. 
Older trees have reached 20 feet or more in 
width. However, by trimming trees may be easily 
kept small. 
On the north side of buildings, under the shade 
of other trees, and under similar conditions where 
other trees prove unsatisfactory, the Yews prove 
their great value as ornamental subjects. 
Upright Japanese Yew 
(Taxus cuspidata capitata)v 
HIS is the seedling form which normally 
grows in a pyramidal form, tapering to a 
point. The exact habit of growth is variable 
both by nature of the trees themselves and by 
early pruning and training. 
It has a tendency to grow with more than one 
stem, but trees are usually trained to one stem, 
It may be grown in a narrow pyramid or de- 
veloped into a broad form. There are some 
selected forms propagated by grafting, having 
exceptionally heavy dark, almost bluish black 
foliage. 
There is a wide-spread misconception that all 
Yews are very slow growing. This idea has 
doubtless been developed from the fact that the 
Yews are long lived and also that the Yews are 
slow growing under certain conditions. It is a 
fact, however, that Japanese Yews are more 
rapid in growth than almost any other species of 
Evergreens. They are, however, heavy feeders 
and when heavily fertilized will make an annual 
growth in excess of the growth of most other 
kinds of Evergreen trees. It is not uncommon to 
find a new growth of 18 inches or more on a 
Japanese Yew when properly fed, with ample 
moisture conditions, and in a favorable soil. 

Spreading Japanese Yew in full southern exposure 
