YEW – Taxus baccata: [ 19 & 62 ]
This evergreen grows to a height of 10m and has flat needles. Birds eat the red berries and drop the seed. The leaves and seeds are poisonous to animals. The wood was used in medieval times to make longbows which allowed archers to fire arrows over long distances. Yew trees are often found in church yards and can live for up to 3000 years.
This evergreen grows to a height of 10m and has flat needles. Birds eat the red berries and drop the seed. The leaves and seeds are poisonous to animals. The wood was used in medieval times to make longbows which allowed archers to fire arrows over long distances. Yew trees are often found in church yards and can live for up to 3000 years.