Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, is a fairly rare North American softwood tree, found in southern Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, central California, and the western slopes of the Rockies ...

Irish myth and legend believe that the Witch's Yew on the grounds of Blarney Castle is Ireland's most haunted tree. This Yew Tree, situated in the Rock Close on the grounds of Blarney Castle Estate, ...

Yew has a reputation, and this project proved why it exists. Dense heartwood sits right next to softer sapwood, and the grain ...

Lee Kuan Yew had a strong opinion about most anything. As he once said, “I have been accused of many things in my life, but not even my worst enemy has ever accused me of being afraid to speak my mind ...

Yew trees are traditionally associated with British churchyards and many date back over a thousand years. Some historians say they were planted near churches as a safe source of wood to make English ...

A tiny village is believed to be home to Britain’s oldest tree - a yew that first took took root more than 5,000 years ago. The majestic yew that lives in in a Welsh churchyard was 3,000 years old ...

When USDA botanist Arthur Barclay collected a sample of bark from the Pacific yew tree in Washington State in 1962, he had no way of knowing that the sample would yield one of the most important ...

The ancient,sacred,regenerative,death-defying yew treehttps: It might be the oldest tree in Britain. A yew tree that sprawls over a churchyard in Wales is more than 5,000 years old, according to ...

A botanical garden in Crestwood has started a new $5 million project aimed at increasing accessibility to a landmark.Yew Dew Botanical Gardens held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, starting the ...