Taxus
Yew · also English yew, Common yew, Irish yew
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Taxus, commonly known as Yew, is a genus of coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs. They are characterized by their dense, dark green canopy and often scaly, reddish-brown bark. Found in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere and some tropical highlands, yews exhibit fast growth. While the red arils around their seeds are eaten by birds and some mammals, other parts of the plant are highly poisonous. They are generally intolerant to poor soils and extreme temperatures.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,2850.19%—5.9 in
- 1620.33%——
- 1480.01%—3.8 in
- 1430.19%—4.3 in
- 780.10%—1.6 in
- 600.08%—5.9 in
- 580.03%—10 in
- 430.04%—9.0 in
- 330.01%—5.9 in
- 150.01%—1.8 in
- 130.00%—13 in
- 60.01%—3.5 in
- 60.02%—23 in
- 60.04%3.9 yr0.4 in
- 50.04%—13 in
- 40.00%—2.4 in
- 30.00%—3.9 in
- 30.01%—6.3 in
- 10.00%—32 in
- 10.00%—5.1 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 7.3 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central Anatolian steppe and woodlands
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central Anatolian steppe
Other Taxus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
