http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/ A blog about woodland activities, outdoor skills and conservation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-4146 Some Common Botanical Terms | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-4146 [...] A varied group of plants, most are evergreen. Examples include the redwoods, pines, yew, juniper, spruces and larches. In some parts of the world, conifers form the dominant vegetation e.g. The Taiga. Conifers are important economically – softwood for timber and paper production. http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/trees/the-yew/ [...] [...] A varied group of plants, most are evergreen. Examples include the redwoods, pines, yew, juniper, spruces and larches. In some parts of the world, conifers form the dominant vegetation e.g. The Taiga. Conifers are important economically – softwood for timber and paper production. http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/trees/the-yew/ [...]

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-3375 Phil King Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:01:35 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-3375 I am interested in the view that plantations would be few as quite close to my home there is what can only be a Yew plantation, no idea how old it is but I would say that three of the trees have a girth of around 10 feet. The plantation is (now?) two trees wide by five deep it is possibly wider as there are mature Yews in adjoining properties that may well be part of the plantation but not obviously so all within a fifty yard by fifty yard area. There has been extensive development in terms of residential housing within the last thirty years including new access roads adjacent to the plantation so yews may have been lost. I am interested in the view that plantations would be few as quite close to my home there is what can only be a Yew plantation, no idea how old it is but I would say that three of the trees have a girth of around 10 feet. The plantation is (now?) two trees wide by five deep it is possibly wider as there are mature Yews in adjoining properties that may well be part of the plantation but not obviously so all within a fifty yard by fifty yard area. There has been extensive development in terms of residential housing within the last thirty years including new access roads adjacent to the plantation so yews may have been lost.

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Bark | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:01:16 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-1243 [...] The bark and leaves of various yew species contain a chemical, paclitaxel, which offers hope as an anti-cancer drug.  The bark of many trees (such as oak and sweet chestnut) is an excellent source of tannins, which [...] [...] The bark and leaves of various yew species contain a chemical, paclitaxel, which offers hope as an anti-cancer drug.  The bark of many trees (such as oak and sweet chestnut) is an excellent source of tannins, which [...]

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Chris Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-861 The Yew has long had associations with religion / immortality / longevity - for some background information see http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/yew.htm#The%20Graveyard%20Tree,%20which%20can%20live%20'forever'%A0 http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/yew.htm http://www.history.uk.com/churches/index.php?archive=3 also Yews for the Millenium - see http://www.arcworld.org/projects.asp?projectID=71 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/551298.stm The Yew has long had associations with religion / immortality / longevity – for some background information see
http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/yew.htm#The%20Graveyard%20Tree,%20which%20can%20live%20'forever'%A0
http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/yew.htm
http://www.history.uk.com/churches/index.php?archive=3
also Yews for the Millenium – see
http://www.arcworld.org/projects.asp?projectID=71
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/551298.stm

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-858 katie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:40:48 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-858 I heard something the other day about a campaign to plant yews in churchyards to mark the Millenium (this was back in 2000 of course). Does anyone know why they are associated with churchyards? I heard something the other day about a campaign to plant yews in churchyards to mark the Millenium (this was back in 2000 of course). Does anyone know why they are associated with churchyards?

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Chris Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:57:58 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-751 There is an interesting post at the Ranger's Blog on Yew Clippings http://naturenet.net/blogs/index.php/2007/10/01/oi_yew_1 There is an interesting post at the Ranger’s Blog on Yew Clippings
http://naturenet.net/blogs/index.php/2007/10/01/oi_yew_1

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Lewis Atkin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:34:23 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-673 I donate some 400Kg of yew (taxus baccata) clippings per year to a company (clyst yew care) which they process and ship to france to extract the anicancer chemical taxol/paclitaxel which will treat about 20 cancer patients per year. This is a very worthy cause and more large and small gardens need to be aware of. I donate some 400Kg of yew (taxus baccata) clippings per year to a company (clyst yew care) which they process and ship to france to extract the anicancer chemical taxol/paclitaxel which will treat about 20 cancer patients per year. This is a very worthy cause and more large and small gardens need to be aware of.

]]> http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Hallvord R. M. Steen Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:04:26 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/the-yew/#comment-22 The aril is surprisingly sweet and juicy, a real autumn treat - but remember not to swallow the stone! The aril is surprisingly sweet and juicy, a real autumn treat – but remember not to swallow the stone!

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