Do All Yews Have Berries

Yew plants are separately male and female, so one shrub may be a male and produce only pollen, while another produces only fruit. … Female yews produce small red berries that surround a single seed, which is the only part of the plant that does not contain the deadly toxin produced by yews.

Are there yews without berries?

Yews have a dense, shrubby appearance and a uniform growth habit with one-inch needles year round and attractive red berries in fall. Only female plants produce the berries, but only if they are pollinated by a male nearby.

Do all yews have red berries?

If you come across an evergreen shrub with red berries, it is likely a yew (Taxus spp.). While they are considered conifers, yew trees and shrubs don’t produce typical cones but rather modified versions of cones that look more like small red fruit.