Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)

Family: Taxaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and gelatinous, most people find it delicious though some find it sickly. — Fruit - raw or made into jam.; Very sweet and gelatinous, most people find it delicious though some find it sickly.; The fruit is a fleshy berry about 8mm in diameter and containing a single seed.; All other parts of this plant, including the seed, are highly poisonous.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountains throughout Japan. Acid soils in cold, humid places at elevations of 500 - 1000 metres in Heilongjiang, E Jilin, Liaoning and Shaanxi provinces, China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)