18 VISSER’S NURSERIES 
TAXUS cuspidata columnaris 
Sheared tree. 
COLUMNAR JAPANESE YEW 
Columnar form of the Japanese Yew. 
With careful shearing a very slender, 
dense and very distinct looking tree can 
be produced with base only slightly 
wider than top, foliage is very dark, 
retaining its color all winter. 
