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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 .
In 1423 the Polish king commanded protection of yews in order to cut exports, facing nearly complete destruction of local yew stock. [74] In 1470 compulsory archery practice was renewed, and hazel , ash , and laburnum were specifically allowed for practice bows.
A forest or grove that has been subject to coppicing is called a copse / k ɒ p s / or coppice, in which young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. The resulting living stumps are called stools. New growth emerges, and after a number of years, the coppiced trees are harvested, and the cycle begins anew.
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. Some populations exist in tropical highlands. [2] The oldest known fossil species are from the Early Cretaceous. [3]
Millennium yews were planted in 2000 as part of a joint scheme between the Church of England and the Conservation Foundation, UK to celebrate the end of the 2nd millennium. The church promised a cutting, taken from some of the yews in its churchyards that are more than 2,000 years old, to any parish that wanted one.
The oyster-like effect of yew wood cut across the grain. Oystering or oyster veneer is a decorative form of veneering, a type of parquetry. [1] This technique is using thin slices of wood branches or roots cut in cross-section, usually from small branches of walnut, olive, kingwood and less commonly laburnum, yew and cocus. [1]
large yellow squash, cut into long thin strips (about 10 slices) 2 tbsp. olive oil. Kosher salt, to taste. Black pepper, to taste. Spinach. 2 tbsp. olive oil. 18 oz. spinach.
Taxus canadensis, the Canada yew [2] or Canadian yew, is a conifer native to central and eastern North America, thriving in swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks and on lake shores. Locally called simply as "yew", this species is also referred to as American yew or ground-hemlock. Most of its range is well north of the Ohio River.