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Taxus baccata is a of tree in the family Taxaceae, native to , and , as well as , and parts of .Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins . It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be referred to as common yew, European yew, or in North America English yew. It is a woodland tree in its native range, and is also grown as an ornamental tree, hedge or topiary. The plant is poisonous, with toxins that can be absorbed through inhalation, ingestion, and transpiration through the skin. Consuming any part of the tree, excluding the , can be deadly and the consumption of even a small amount of the foliage can result in death.

(1986). 9780520055681, University of California Press. .


Taxonomy and naming
The word yew is from īw, ēow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Possibly entered Germanic languages(discussion:) through a , see *ivos, ivin, , yw(ywen) and . In it is known as Eibe. Baccata is for 'bearing berries'. The word yew as it was originally used seems to refer to the colour brown. The yew (μίλος) was known to , who noted its preference for mountain coolness and shade, its evergreen character and its slow growth.Theophrastus, Enquiry into Plants, iii.10.2; iv.1.3, etc.

Most Romance languages, with the notable exception of French ( if), kept a version of the Latin word taxus (Italian tasso, Corsican tassu, Occitan teis, Catalan teix, Gasconic tech, Spanish tejo, Asturian texu, Portuguese teixo, Galician teixo and Romanian tisă) from the same root as toxic. In Slavic languages, the same root is preserved: Polish cis, Ukrainian, Slovakian and Russian tis ( тис), Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin tisa/ тиса, tis, Slovenian tisa. Albanian borrowed it as tis.

In , the tree is known as sorkhdār (, literally "the red tree").

Common yew was one of the many species first described by . It is one of around 30 conifer species in seven genera in the family , which is placed in the order .


Description
Yews are small to medium-sized evergreen trees, growing (exceptionally up to ) tall, with a trunk up to (exceptionally ) in diameter. The bark is thin, scaly brown, and comes off in small flakes aligned with the stem. The leaves are flat, dark green, long, broad, and spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows on either side of the stem, except on erect leading shoots where the spiral arrangement is more obvious. The leaves are poisonous.Mitchell, A. F. (1972). Conifers in the British Isles. Forestry Commission Booklet 33.

The are modified, each cone containing a single seed, which is long, and partly surrounded by a fleshy scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure called an . The aril is long and wide and open at the end. The arils mature 6 to 9 months after pollination, and with the seed contained, are eaten by thrushes, and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings. Maturation of the arils is spread over 2 to 3 months, increasing the chances of successful seed dispersal.

The seeds themselves are poisonous and bitter, but are opened and eaten by some bird species, including , greenfinches, and .

(2025). 9781408138229, A & C Black.
The aril is not poisonous; it is gelatinous and very sweet tasting. The male cones are globose, in diameter, and shed their in early spring. Yews are mostly , but occasional individuals can be variably monoecious, or change sex with time.Dallimore, W., & Jackson, A. B. (1966). A Handbook of Coniferae and Ginkgoaceae 4th ed. Arnold.


Distribution and habitat
T. baccata is native to all countries of Europe (except Iceland), the Caucasus, and beyond from Turkey eastwards to northern Iran. Its range extends south to Morocco and Algeria in North Africa. A few populations are also present in the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. The limit of its northern distribution is its sensitivity to frost, with predicted to allow its spread inland. It has been introduced elsewhere, including the United States. Aside from its natural habitat, it is also common to find English Yew in gardens because it is very tolerant to pruning, and in cemeteries, as it symbolizes death.

T. baccatas richest central European populations are in yew-beech woodlands, on cool, steep slopes up to in elevation in the and . In it grows best in steep slopes of the , forming extensive stands invading the grassland outside the beech woods. In more continental climates of Europe it fares better in mixed forests, of both and mixed broadleaf-conifer composition. Under its evergreen shade, no other plants can grow.

T. baccata prefers steep rocky slopes. It rarely develops beyond saplings on acid soil when under a forest canopy, but is tolerant of soil pH when planted by humans, such as their traditional placement in and , where some of the largest and oldest trees in northwestern Europe are found. It grows well in well-drained soils, tolerating nearly any soil type, typically and soils, but also on and soils given adequate moisture. They can survive temporary flooding and moderate droughts. Roots can penetrate extremely compressed soils, such as on rocky terrain and vertical cliff faces.

T. baccata normally appears individually or in small groups within the , but also forms stands throughout its range, such as in sheltered calcareous sites. T. baccata is extremely shade-tolerant, with the widest temperature range for among European trees, able to photosynthesize in winter after deciduous trees have shed their leaves. It can grow under partial canopies of and other broad-leafed trees, though it only grows into large trees without such shade.

In centuries past T. baccata was exterminated from many woodlands as a poisonous hazard to the cattle and horses that often grazed in the woods. Rabbits and deer however have a level of immunity to the poisonous alkaloids, and the seeds are dispersed by birds, with thrushes greatly enjoying the fruit. It also regenerates readily from stumps and roots, even when ancient and hollow.


Longevity
Taxus baccata can reach 400 to 600 years of age. Some specimens live longer but the age of yews is often overestimated.
(1992). 9783437306846, Fischer.
Ten yews in Britain are believed to predate the 10th century.
(2025). 9780954557539, Windgather Press.
The potential age of yews is impossible to determine accurately and is subject to much dispute. There is rarely any wood as old as the entire tree, while the boughs themselves often become hollow with age, making impossible. Evidence based on growth rates and archaeological work of surrounding structures suggests the oldest yews, such as the in Perthshire, Scotland, may be in the range of 2,000 years,Harte, J. (1996). How old is that old yew? At the Edge 4: 1–9. online.Kinmonth, F. (2006). Ageing the yew – no core, no curve? International Dendrology Society Yearbook 2005: 41–46.Lewington, A., & Parker, E. (1999). Ancient Trees: Trees that Live for a Thousand Years. London: Collins & Brown Ltd. placing them among the oldest plants in Europe. One characteristic contributing to yews' longevity is that, unlike most other trees, they are able to split under the weight of advanced growth without succumbing to disease in the fracture. Another is their ability to give rise to new and from cut surfaces and low on their trunks, even in old age.


Significant trees
The in Perthshire, Scotland, has one of the largest recorded trunk girths in Britain, reportedly 16-17m in the 18th century, and experts estimate it to be 5,000 years old. The in , Wales, can be found at another early saint site and is about 4000–5000 years old according to an investigation led by David Bellamy, who also carbon-dated a yew tree in Tisbury at around 4000 years old. A certificate and memorial board by the tree confirm the tree's age estimate. Other well known yews include the , the Balderschwang Yew, the , the Florence Court Yew, and the Borrowdale Fraternal Four, of which poet William Wordsworth wrote. The Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve in West Sussex has one of Europe's largest yew woodlands.

The is located in , . It is known as Teixu l'Iglesia in the Asturian language. It stands tall with a trunk diameter of and a crown diameter of . It was declared a Natural Monument on April 27, 1995, by the Asturian Government and is protected by the Plan of Natural Resources. Contains Word document "Monumento Natural Teixu de Bermiego".

A unique forest formed by Taxus baccata and European box ( Buxus sempervirens) lies within the city of , in the .

The oldest Irish Yew ( Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'), the Florence Court Yew, still stands in the grounds of the estate in , . The Irish Yew has become ubiquitous in cemeteries across the world, and it is believed that all known examples are from cuttings from this tree.


Toxicity
The entire plant is poisonous, with the exception of the (the red flesh of the “berry” covering the seed). Yews contain numerous toxic compounds, including "at least ten alkaloids, (cyanogenic glycoside esters), ", and their , but the most important toxins are , chemical compounds which act via calcium and sodium channel antagonism.
(1998). 9780851992631, CAB International.
If any leaves or seeds of the plant are ingested, urgent medical attention is recommended as well as observation for at least 6 hours after the point of ingestion. The European yew is one of the most toxic species in the genus, along with the , T. cuspidata.

Yew poisonings are relatively common in both domestic and wild animals which consume the plant accidentally, resulting in "countless fatalities in livestock". Taxines are also absorbed efficiently via the skin. Taxus species should thus be handled with care and preferably with gloves.

"The lethal dose for an adult is reported to be 50 g of yew needles. Patients who ingest a lethal dose frequently die due to cardiogenic shock, in spite of resuscitation efforts." There are currently no known antidotes for yew poisoning, but drugs such as have been used to treat the symptoms.

(2025). 9780128114100, Elsevier.
Taxine remains in the plant all year, with maximal concentrations appearing during the winter. Dried yew plant material retains its toxicity for several months and even increases its toxicity as the water is removed. Fallen leaves should therefore also be considered toxic. Poisoning usually occurs when leaves of yew trees are eaten, but in at least one case a victim inhaled sawdust from a yew tree.


Allergenic potential
Male yews are extremely allergenic, blooming and releasing abundant amounts of pollen in the spring, with an OPALS allergy scale rating of 10 out of 10. Completely female yews have an OPALS rating of 1, the lowest possible, trapping pollen while producing none. The pollen, like most species', easily passes through window screens.
(2025). 9781607744917, Ten Speed Press.

While yew pollen does not contain sufficient taxine alkaloids to cause poisoning, its allergenic potential has been implicated in adverse reactions to treatment.


Place names
Words and for "yew tree" have resulted in a number of place names. These include the ; ibar; iobhar, iubhar and iúr; and the iubhar,Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions errance 2003, p. 159.


Newry
, Northern Ireland is an anglicization of An Iúraigh, an oblique form of An Iúrach, which means "the grove of yew trees". The modern Irish name for Newry is An tIúr (pronounced ənʲ), which means "the yew tree". An tIúr is a shortening of Iúr Cinn Trá, "yew tree at the head of the strand", which was formerly the most common Irish name for Newry. This relates to an apocryphal story that Saint Patrick planted a yew tree there in the 5th century. The Irish name Cathair an Iúir (City of Newry) appears on some bilingual signs around the city.

The area of in the South Swedish highlands is interpreted to mean "place of yews".

(2025). 917229020X, Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet. . 917229020X
Two localities in particular, and , appear to be further associated with yews.


York
() is derived from the name Eburākon (Latinised variously as , Eburacum, or Eburaci), a combination of "yew-tree" and a suffix of "belonging to-, place of-" (compare Welsh -og) meaning "place of the yew trees" (efrog in , Old Irish iubrach "grove of yew trees, place with one or more yew trees", iúrach in Irish Gaelic and iùbhrach in Scottish Gaelic); the city itself is called Eabhrach (Irish) and Eabhraig (Scottish Gaelic), from the Latin Eboracum); or alternatively, "the settlement of (a man named) Eburos" (a personal name is mentioned in different documents as Eβουρος, Eburus, and Eburius and, when combined with the Celtic possessive suffix *-āko(n), could be used to denote his property).Pierre-Yves Lambert, La langue gauloise, éditions errance 1994, p. 39. The 12th‑century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his account of the prehistoric kings of Britain, Historia Regum Britanniae, suggests the name derives from that of a pre-Roman city founded by the legendary king .

The name Eboracum became the Anglian Eoforwic in the 7th century: a compound of Eofor-, from the old name, and -wic "a village", probably by conflation of the element Ebor- with a Germanic root *eburaz ('boar'); by the 7th century the for 'boar' had become eofor. When the Danish army conquered the city in 866, its name became Jórvík.

The and name of Yorks following the Norman Conquest was recorded as Everwic (modern Norman Évèroui) in works such as Wace's Roman de Rou. Jórvík, meanwhile, gradually reduced to York in the centuries after the Conquest, moving from the Yerk in the 14th century through Yourke in the 16th century to Yarke in the 17th century. The form York was first recorded in the 13th century.

(1988). 9780709034681, Robert Hale Limited.
Many company and place names, such as the Ebor race meeting, refer to the Latinised Brittonic, Roman name.

The Archbishop of York uses Ebor as his surname in his signature.


Traditions

Historic suicides
In the ancient Celtic world, the yew tree ( *eburos) had extraordinary importance; a passage by narrates that , chief of the , poisoned himself with yew rather than submit to Rome ( Gallic Wars 6: 31). Similarly, notes that when the Cantabrians were under siege by the legate Gaius Furnius in 22 BC, most of them took their lives either by sword, fire, or a poison extracted ex arboribus taxeis, that is, from the yew tree (2: 33, 50–51). In a similar way, notes that when the were besieged at Mons Medullius, they preferred to die by their own swords or by yew poison rather than surrender (6, 21, 1).


Religion
The yew is traditionally and regularly found in in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern France (particularly ). Some examples can be found in La Haye-de-Routot or . It is said up to 40 people could stand inside one of the La-Haye-de-Routot yew trees, and the Le Ménil-Ciboult yew is probably the largest, with a girth of 13 m. Yews may grow to become exceptionally large (over 5 m diameter) and may live to be over 2,000 years old. Sometimes monks planted yews in the middle of their , as at (Ireland) or abbaye de Jumièges (Normandy). Some ancient yew trees are located at St. Mary the Virgin Church, in Wales.

In the rendering of the Book of Nahum, 1:10, and other deemed enemies of the biblical God are foretold to "be laid bare even to its foundation, and…devoured as a twisted yew." Nahum 1:10 - Apostolic Bible Polyglot Greek-English Interlinear. Studybible.info. Retrieved 2022-11-5. Nahum 1 Brenton's Septuagint Translation. Bible Hub. Retrieved 2022-11-5.

In Asturian tradition and culture, the yew tree was considered to be linked with the land, people, ancestors, and ancient religion. It was tradition on All Saints' Day to bring a branch of a yew tree to the tombs of those who had died recently so they would be guided in their return to the Land of Shadows. The yew tree has been found near chapels, churches, and cemeteries since ancient times as a symbol of the transcendence of death. They are often found in the main squares of villages where people celebrated the open councils that served as a way of general assembly to rule village affairs.Abella Mina, I. Árboles De Junta Y Concejo. Las Raíces De La Comunidad. Libros del Jata, First Edition, 2016.

It has been suggested that the sacred tree at the Temple at Uppsala was an ancient yew tree.Ohlmarks, Å. (1994). Fornnordiskt lexikon. p 372. The Christian church commonly found it expedient to take over existing pre-Christian sacred sites for churches. It has also been suggested that yews were planted at religious sites as their long life was suggestive of eternity, or because, being toxic when ingested, they were seen as trees of death.Andrews, W.(ed.)(1897) 'Antiquities and Curiosities of the Church, William Andrews & Co., London 1897; pp. 256-278: 'Amongst the ancients the yew, like the cypress, was regarded as the emblem of death... As, to the early Christian, death was the harbinger of life; he could not agree with his classic forefathers in employing the yew or the cyprus, "as an emblem of their dying for ever." It was the very antithesis of this, and as an emblem of immortality, and to show his belief in the life beyond the grave, that led to his cultivation of the yew in all the burying grounds of those who died in the new faith, and this must be regarded as the primary idea of its presence there... Evelyn's opinion is more decisive: —"that we find it so universally planted in our churchyards, was doubtless, from its being thought a symbol of immortality, the tree being so lasting and always green."' Another suggested explanation is that yews were planted to discourage farmers and drovers from letting animals wander onto the burial grounds, the poisonous foliage being the disincentive. A further possible reason is that fronds and branches of yew were often used as a substitute for palms on .Andrews, W.(ed.)(1897) 'The majority of authorities agree that in England; branches of yew were generally employed; and some express the opinion, that the principal object of the tree being planted in churchyards, was to supply branches of it for this purpose.'

King Edward I of England ordered yew trees planted in churchyards to protect the buildings. Some yews existed before their churches, as preachers held services beneath them when churches were unavailable. Due to the ability of their branches to root and sprout anew after touching the ground, yews became symbols of death, rebirth, and therefore immortality.

In interpretations of , the tree has traditionally been interpreted as a giant . Some scholars now believe errors were made in past interpretations of the ancient writings, and that the tree is most likely a European yew ( Taxus baccata).

In the —the variation on the ancient Irish alphabet which consists of a list of trees—yew is the last in the main list of 20 trees, primarily symbolizing death. There are stories of people who have committed suicide by ingesting the foliage. As the ancient Celts also believed in the transmigration of the soul, there is in some cases a secondary meaning of the eternal soul that survives death to be reborn in a new form.Andrews, W.(ed.)(1897) 'Antiquities and Curiosities of the Church, William Andrews & Co., London 1897; pp. 256-278: 'Amongst the ancients the yew, like the cypress, was regarded as the emblem of death.


Uses
Yew wood was historically important, finding use in the in items such as musical instruments, furniture, and . The species was felled nearly to extinction in much of Europe. In the modern day it is not considered a commercial crop due to its very slow growth, but it is valued for hedging and .


Medical
Certain compounds found in the bark of yew trees were discovered in 1967 to have efficacy as anti-cancer agents. The precursors of the drug (taxol) were later shown to be synthesized easily from extracts of the leaves of European yew,National Non-Food Crops Centre, "Yew" . Retrieved on 2009-04-23. which is a much more renewable source than the bark of the Pacific yew ( ) from which they were initially isolated. This ended a point of conflict in the early 1990s; many environmentalists, including , had opposed the destructive harvesting of Pacific yew for paclitaxel cancer treatments. can then be obtained by semi-synthetic conversion from the precursors.


Woodworking
Wood from the yew is classified as a closed-pore , similar to cedar and pine. Easy to work, yew is among the hardest of the softwoods, yet it possesses a remarkable elasticity, making it ideal for products that require springiness, such as bows. The wood is esteemed for and tool handles. The hard, slow-growing wood also finds use in gates, furniture, , and . Its typical and contorted growth, with intricate multicolored patterns, make it attractive for carving and , but also make the wood unsuited for construction. It is good firewood and is sometimes burnt as incense. Due to all parts of the yew and its volatile oils being poisonous and cardiotoxic, a mask should be worn if one comes in contact with sawdust from the wood.

One of the world's oldest surviving wooden artifacts is a yew spear head, found in 1911 at , in , UK. Known as the , it is estimated to be around 400,000 years old.

(1980). 9780710004314, Book Club Associates.
Another spear made from yew is the found in Germany, dating to around 120,000 years ago, thought to have been created by , which was found near a straight-tusked elephant skeleton, which it is thought to have been used to kill.Milks, A.  (2020) Yew wood, would you? An exploration of the selection of wood for Pleistocene spears. In: Berihuete-Azorin, M., Martin Seijo, M., Lopez-Bulto, O. and Pique, R. (eds.) The Missing Woodland Resources: Archaeobotanical studies of the use of plant raw materials. Advances in Archaeobotany, 6 (6). Barkhuis Publishing, Groningen, pp. 5-22.


Longbows
Yew is also associated with Wales and England because of the , an early weapon of war developed in northern Europe, and as the the basis for a medieval tactical system. The oldest surviving yew longbow was found at Rotten Bottom in and , Scotland. It has been given a calibrated radiocarbon date of 4040 BC to 3640 BC and is on display in the National Museum of Scotland. Yew is the wood of choice for longbow making; the is always on the inside of the bow with the sapwood on the outside. This makes most efficient use of their properties as heartwood is best in compression whilst sapwood is superior in tension. However, much yew is knotty and twisted, and therefore unsuitable for bowmaking; most trunks do not give good staves and even in a good trunk much wood has to be discarded.

There was a tradition of planting yew trees in churchyards throughout Britain and Ireland, among other reasons, as a resource for bows, such as at "Ardchattan Priory whose yew trees, according to other accounts, were inspected by Robert the Bruce and cut to make at least some of the used at the Battle of Bannockburn."

The trade of yew wood to England for longbows was so robust that it depleted the stocks of good-quality, mature yew over a vast area. The first documented import of yew bowstaves to England was in 1294. In 1423 the Polish king commanded protection of yews in order to cut exports, facing nearly complete destruction of local yew stock. In 1470 compulsory archery practice was renewed, and , , and were specifically allowed for practice bows. Supplies still proved insufficient, until by the Statute of Westminster in 1472, every ship coming to an English port had to bring four bowstaves for every tun. Richard III of England increased this to ten for every tun. This stimulated a vast network of extraction and supply, which formed part of royal monopolies in southern Germany and Austria. In 1483, the price of bowstaves rose from £2 to £8 per hundred (equivalent to £ to £ in ), and in 1510 the Venetians would only sell a hundred for £16 ().

In 1507 the Holy Roman Emperor asked the Duke of Bavaria to stop cutting yew, but the trade was profitable, and in 1532 the royal was granted for the usual quantity "if there are that many." In 1562, the Bavarian government sent a long plea to the Holy Roman Emperor asking him to stop the cutting of yew, and outlining the damage done to the forests by its selective extraction, which broke the canopy and allowed wind to destroy neighbouring trees. In 1568, despite a request from , no royal monopoly was granted because there was no yew to cut, and the next year and similarly failed to produce enough yew to justify a royal monopoly. Forestry records in this area in the 17th century do not mention yew, and it seems that no mature trees were to be had. The English tried to obtain supplies from the Baltic, but at this period bows were being replaced by guns in any case.

(2025). 9780750945974, Sutton Publishing.


Musical instruments
The late Robert Lundberg, a noted who performed extensive research on historical -making methodology, states in his 2002 book Historical Lute Construction that yew was historically a prized wood for lute construction. European legislation establishing use limits and requirements for yew limited supplies available to luthiers, but it was apparently as prized among medieval, renaissance, and baroque lute builders as is among contemporary guitar-makers for its quality of sound and beauty.


Horticulture
Today European yew is widely used in landscaping and ornamental horticulture. Due to its dense, dark green, mature foliage, and its tolerance of even very severe pruning, it is used especially for formal and . Its relatively slow growth rate means that in such situations it needs to be clipped only once per year (in late summer).

European yew will tolerate a wide range of soils and situations, including shallow chalk soils and shade,Hillier Nurseries, "The Hillier Manual Of Trees And Shrubs", David & Charles, 1998, p863 although in deep shade its foliage may be less dense. However it cannot tolerate waterlogging, and in poorly-draining situations is liable to succumb to the root-rotting pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.

T. baccata is tolerant of urban pollution, cold, and heat, though soil compaction e.g. by roads can harm it. It is slow-growing, taking about 20 years to grow tall, and vertical growth effectively stops after 100 years. With its soft bark, the tree can be killed over time by rubbing such as by climbing children.

In Europe, Taxus baccata grows naturally north to Molde in southern Norway, but it is used in gardens further north. It is also popular as a in many parts of Europe and makes a handsome small- to large-sized bonsai.

Well over 200 of T. baccata have been named. The most popular of these are the Irish yew ( T. baccata 'Fastigiata'), a fastigiate cultivar of the European yew selected from two trees found growing in Ireland, and the several cultivars with yellow leaves, collectively known as "golden yew". In some locations, e.g. when hemmed in by buildings or other trees, an Irish yew can reach 20 feet in height without exceeding 2 feet in diameter at its thickest point, although with age many Irish yews assume a fat cigar shape rather than being truly columnar.


AGM cultivars
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

  • T. baccata
  • T. baccata 'Fastigiata' (Irish yew)
  • T. baccata 'Fastigiata Aureomarginata' (golden Irish yew)
  • T. baccata 'Icicle'
  • T. baccata 'Repandens'
  • T. baccata 'Repens Aurea'
  • T. baccata 'Semperaurea'
  • T. baccata 'Standishii'


Privies
In England, yew has historically been sometimes associated with (outside toilets), possibly because the smell of the plant keeps insects away.


Culinary
The edible arils, often colloquially referred to as "yew berries" (or traditionally as "snotty gogs" in parts of England), are eaten by some foragers in western countries, although great care must be taken to remove or spit out the toxic seed.


Conservation
Historically, T. baccata populations were gravely threatened by felling for longbows and destruction to protect livestock from poisoning. It is now endangered in parts of its range due to intensive land use. The species is also harvested to meet pharmaceutical demand for taxanes. Trees are often damaged by browsing and bark stripping. Yew's thin bark makes it vulnerable to fire. Its toxicity protects against many insects, but the causes significant bud mortality, and seedlings can be killed by fungi.

Clippings from ancient specimens in the UK, including the Fortingall Yew, were taken to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh to form a mile-long hedge. The purpose of this "Yew Conservation Hedge Project" is to maintain the DNA of Taxus baccata.

Another conservation programme was run in in the early 2010s by the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) in order to protect genetically endemic yew populations and preserve them from and forest fires. In the framework of this programme, the 4th International Yew Conference was organised in the Poblet Monastery in 2014.

There has also been a conservation programme in northern Portugal and (Cantabrian Range).


See also
  • List of poisonous plants
  • List of plants poisonous to equines


Further reading
  • Chetan, A. and Brueton, D. (1994) The Sacred Yew, London: Arkana,
  • Hartzell, H. (1991) The yew tree: a thousand whispers: biography of a species, Eugene: Hulogosi,
  • Simón, F. M. (2005) Religion and Religious Practices of the Ancient Celts of the Iberian Peninsula, e-Keltoi, v. 6, p. 287-345, online


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