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The oldest Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'), the Florence Court Yew, still stands in the grounds of the Florence Court estate in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. 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. [31]
Taxus brevifolia, the Pacific yew or western yew, is a species of tree in the yew family Taxaceae native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is a small evergreen conifer , thriving in moisture and otherwise tending to take the form of a shrub .
The most distinct is the Sumatran yew (T. sumatrana, native to Sumatra and Celebes north to southernmost China), distinguished by its sparse, sickle-shaped yellow-green leaves. The Mexican yew (Taxus globosa, native to eastern Mexico south to Honduras) is also relatively distinct with foliage intermediate between Sumatran yew and the other ...
Taxus wallichiana, the Himalayan yew, is a species of yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of south-east Asia. The species has a variety of uses in traditional medicine. The species has a variety of uses in traditional medicine.
Bog-wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak (Quercus – "bog oak"), pine , yew , swamp cypress and kauri . Bog-wood is often removed from fields and placed in clearance cairns. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be "comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods".
Taxus chinensis is a species of yew.It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.. This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment, [3] [4] including Paclitaxel [5] and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei). [6]
The Crowhurst Yew is a yew tree in the churchyard of St George's Church in Crowhurst, Surrey, England. It is thought to be about 4,000 years old. Its girth was measured in 1630 as 30 feet (9.1 m). It was mentioned by John Evelyn in 1664, and John Aubrey mentioned it in his Natural History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey, published in ...
The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century, near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England. It is a male tree with a girth of 8 metres (26 ft) at 0.3 metres. [ 1 ]