Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia drupacea)

Family: Cephalotaxaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet with a hint of pine in its flavour. — The fruit closely resembles a plum in its structure, the flesh is thick, juicy and very sweet with a hint of pine in its flavour.; The fruit is about 2 - 3cm long.; The fruit does not always ripen in Britain, before full ripeness it has a disgusting resinous flavour that coats the mouth and refuses to go away for hours.; Seed - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

An understorey shrub in woodlands. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)