General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Needleleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Female flowers prodce 1" plum-like fruits
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Cream
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Japanese Plum Yew
  • Harrington Plum Yew
  • Cow-Tail Pine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cephalotaxus harringtonii
  • Synonym: Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Photo Gallery
Location: in the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: 09/25/2006
in Oklahoma City, Full Circle Bookstore
Location: in the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: 2006-09-25
Columnar Japanese Plum-Yew

Courtesy Avant Gardens
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Sandy, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-04-14

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