Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew (Taxaceae) Evergreen tree

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Taxus brevifolia
Pacific yew
Evergreen tree
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The Taxus brevifolia plant species is found in Western N. America - Alaska to California. It is a member of the Taxaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Pacific yew.

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Latin Name:  Taxus brevifolia
Common Name:  Pacific yew
Family:  Taxaceae
Author:  Nutt.

Known Hazards:  All parts of the plant, except the flesh of the fruit, are highly poisonous[1, 4, 7, 10, 19, 65].

Mature Height:  15   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Growing singly or in small clumps on the banks of mountain streams, in deep gorges and ravines, especially under large coniferous trees[82].

General Uses: A red paint was made by mixing the woodchips with oil[226]. The roots have been used as the weft in twined basketry[257]. The root is very strong and is particularly good for hopper mortar baskets[257]. Wood - fine-grained, strong, hard, heavy, durable and resilient, taking a very fine polish. Though hard, the wood is easy to carve[226]. It is also used for making paddles, fence posts and various other small articles[46, 61, 82, 226, 229, 257].

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