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The tree trunk and layering branches. The Ancient Tree Inventory records the Craigends Yew as tree number 31486. [4] Layering yews differ from the standard growth form in that their branches grow in a pendulous fashion and upon contacting the soil level they root, a process called 'layering' and they may also send up new vertical stems.
It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be referred to as common yew, [5] European yew, or in North America English yew. [6] It is a woodland tree in its native range, and is also grown as an ornamental tree, hedge or topiary.
Taxaceae (/ t æ k ˈ s eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.
Sciadopitys: sciadopitys trees; Sciadopitys verticillata: koyamaki; umbrella-pine Sciadopityaceae (umbrella pine family) Taxaceae: yew family; Taxus: yew trees; Taxus baccata: European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew family) 231 Taxus canadensis: Canada yew; American yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus ...
The Llangernyw Yew. The Llangernyw Yew ([ɬanˈɡɛrnɨu] ⓘ) is an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) in the village of Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales. The tree is fragmented and its core part has been lost, leaving several enormous offshoots. The girth of the tree at the ground level is 10.75 m (35.3 ft). [1]
Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. [1] Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes.
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 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] The tree is at least 1,400 years old, [2] and could be as old as 2,500 years. [3]