‘Bright Gold’ Japanese Yew is a shrubby, upright-spreading, dwarf yew that grows in a mound to tall and as wide over the first 10 years. Each needle is golden yellow in spring with a green pattern. Needles generally show good yellow color when grown in full sun, but are yellow-green when grown in shade. Even in full sun locations, the needles tend to turn green as the summer progresses. Red ornamentally-attractive, berry-like fruits ripen in fall.