Japnese Yew

Japnese yew tree toxic for pets but look very good in garden as its small leaves with shiny green color attract people towards it .

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अमेरिकन Yew

American yew is the hardiest of all yews, yet the eastern and central North American native has been little exploited in ornamental horticulture।

American yew is an evergreen shrub.Description of American yew: The American yew has the typical flat, dark green needles of the more horticulturally important yews and similar reddish brown bark. It has a variable growth pattern, from spreading to nearly prostrate, often rooting in the ground as it spreads. The shrub eventually reaches 6 feet in height and 8 feet in width. Its needles have a tendency to turn reddish in winter, but careful selection may reveal, as it has for other conifers, superior clones with more attractive winter color. The berries are bright red.Growing American yew: The American yew is normally an understory plant in dense, moist forests, so it should do well in similar conditions in culture. It needs cool conditions and winter shade to do well. Like all yews, it is readily pruned at any season.Uses for American yew: This shrub is best used as an evergreen ground cover in shady spots.American yew related species: The Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) and its hybrid (T. x media) are the best-known yews for landscaping purposes. Both offer many varieties, from upright to spreading to conical to low-growing. If not pruned, most eventually attain tree size after many years of growth. They are commonly used in hedges, topiary, and foundation plantings.Scientific name of American yew: Taxus canadensis

Uses of the wood

Yew wood is extremely hard and durable and "resists the action of water upon it".In East-Anglia, East Yorkshire and Ireland ancient Yew wood has been dug up from bogs, fens and peat-land and this beautiful wood, after careful drying, is perfectly useable for making furniture and carved objects. Before the days when iron was easily available, it must have been extremely precious.




Farmers used to say that "A Yew tree post will outlast a post of iron". It is also the most 'elastic' of woods and can withstand great tension.

Yews are some of the prettiest woods to turn. Their colors run from a deep honey brown to purple to reddish-orange.