Can become a very long-living tree or stay, if pruned, a shrub like plant, very good in hedges. Branches are horizontal with smaller drooping branchlets. Brown-red bark.

Dark green foliage, bordered with golden-yellow, intenser in winter. Elongated red berries with toxic seeds, remarkably contrasting with the golden leaves.

An improvement of the Taxus baccata 'Fustigiata', narrower and more compact, with a more pointed peak and quicker growth. Shinier foliage with longer and larger needles.

Female form of the family, erect and compact, dark green foliage. Ideal for low to medium size hedges, limited maintenance. Plant in rock gardens, flowerbeds, isolated or as a topiary.

Male form of the family, bearing no fruit, Narrow cone shaped, compact and dense. Ideal for low maintenance hedges, rock gardens, flowerbeds, isolated or as a topiary. Bright light green foliage.

Female form of the family, erect, with branches starting at the base, dark green tightly dense and compact foliage. Ideal for low to medium sized hedges. Can grow to over 1m50 with age, if wanted.