Taxus cuspidata 'Nana' is a slow-growing, widely spreading male selection of Japanese yew with dense, short, stiff branching; and dull-green, radially arranged needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 24 inches (60 cm) tall and 32 inches (80 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm).
This cultivar originated long ago in Japan. German botanist and explorer, P.F. von Siebold brought the first plants to Leiden, The Netherlands in the early 1860s. This conifer is also known in botanical literature under the synonymous names 'Brevifolia' and 'Compacta'.
