Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is an understory shrub typically found in late successional forests. This gymnosperm is very shade tolerant and will often form dense layers near the forest floor. Canada ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Understanding the ecological mechanisms that allow a species to transition from an occasional understory component to the dominant type in the ...

Yew trees and shrubs (Taxus) are among the most versatile of conifers. These slow-growing, long-lived evergreens are drought-tolerant, pest-free and amazingly easy to prune. Most have dark green ...

Taxus species, frequently called "yew" are used as ornamentals in much of the eastern United States and Canada. Generally, these evergreen plants are found in highly managed landscapes. Taxus plants ...

The Irish yew, Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata,' is a prime example of how useful an evergreen can be. It's a tough plant, needing no supplemental water once it's established. It grows in sun or part shade.

A chance encounter between a botanist and a Pacific Yew tree in the 1960s yields an effective and versatile chemotherapy drug. At an elevation of 1,500 feet, the group of modern hunter-gatherers ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The yew shrubs have been removed from a park in Kips Bay, after a 2-year-old girl spent seven hours in the emergency room when she ate a berry from one of them. The shrubs had ...

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 ...