How to distinguish male and female Taxus

When we raise Taxus at home, we all know that it's beautiful. Do you know that it's male and female? Do you know how to distinguish between male and female? First of all, we can distinguish by leaves: the leaves of female plants are straight and dense, growing in a ring shape, with a faster growth rate, while those of male plants grow in two layers, with a slower growth rate; second, we can distinguish by flowers: the flowers of male plants have pedicels and stamens, those of female plants do not, the flowers of male plants grow below the leaves, while those of female plants grow at the top of the flower axis.

I. look at the leaves

First of all, we can distinguish it by observing its leaves. Generally, the leaves of female plants look straight and dense, and grow very fast, while the growth of male plants is relatively slow. In addition, we can also distinguish the male and female through the way of leaf growth. If the leaf presents circular growth, it is the female Taxus, if it grows in two layers, it is the male.

2. Looking at flowers

1. Shape

Both female and male Taxus can bloom. The flower shape of the male plant is nearly spherical, the pedicel is short, the color is light yellow straight brown, the length is about 5 to 6 mm, the diameter is 3 mm, there are 6 to 14 stamens on it, the shape is similar to shield shape, and there are 4 to 9 anthers on each stamen. The female flowers, however, are nearly spherical and sessile, with a diameter of about 5 to 6 mm.

2. Flower position

The flowers of the male Taxus are normally under the leaves and look like clusters. The flowers of female plants grow on the top of the flower axis, and the flowers are not close to each other. Secondly, we can also observe whether the flowers it opens have stamens to distinguish, some are male plants, but none are female plants.

Taxus chinensis