| General Description | Taxus baccata 'Robusta' is a hardy, deep-rooted, columnar evergreen with glossy, dark green needles and decorative berries. |
| ID Characteristic | Firm upright form, glossy dark green needles and red berries. |
| Landscape | A low maintenance, slow growing plant ideal for a small- to medium-sized garden. It looks great in all seasons with decorative red berries later in the year. Suitable for hedging or screening. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full to partial sun, in well-drained soil. Tolerant of different soil types and urban pollution. |
| Pests | Possible problems include gall mites, scale insects, tortrix moth, vine weevil and phytophthora root disease. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Thin, purple to brown in colour and toxic. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | 3 - 4 seriate for younger growth, loosely attached, pale to chocolate brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description | Dark green, 2 - 3 mm ⨉ 1.5 - 3 cm, broad linear and straight or slightly falcate. |
| Fruit Description | 8 - 15 mm in size and very toxic, especially the seeds. |
| Colour Description | The leaves are dark green, berries are red, cones are red in autumn and the bark is a purplish brown colour. |
| Texture Description | Fine and flaky. |
