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Japanese yew - shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States

Taxus cuspidata

genus Taxus, Taxus - yews

yew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

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Hedges of Japanese yew creates a private, room-like effect around the lawn and a gazebo.

The magnificent new gardens at Cantigny Gardens: Roses will serve as wedding backdrops

In one instance, three Lipizzan horses died during a show after eating the leaves of a poisonous Japanese yew bush while awaiting the start of their performance.

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This is also a time of year when people throw out clippings from Japanese Yew, a popular ornamental plant.

Heat, humidity & livestock. (The cow barn)

The plantings of forest species included conifers such as Manchurian fir (Abies nephrolepis), Pinus koraiensis (an attractive five needled pine), Olga Bay larch (Larix gmelini olgensis) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata).

Harbin: the Canada-China garden connection

Podocarpus macrophyllus--Podocarpus, Yew-Pine, Japanese Yew

Appendix 1 Nonconiferous trees requiring only moderate pruning to develop strong structure

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