Yewsare evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate branch and reddish brown, thin, scaled bark. They are common as ornamental hedging and ground covers. The yew is often brought indoors at Christmas and used as decoration. Aqueous extracts of the yew have been used for years in Native American...
Yews are rugged and shade-tolerant, making them useful landscaping subjects. Their year-round color and sturdiness make the yew an excellent foundation shrub. When used as hedge specimens, they will form a dense green wall. They respond well to trimming, and are a traditional choice for topiar...
English yew, (Taxus baccata), (all three are lumber trade names), an ornamental evergreen tree or shrub of the yew family (Taxaceae), widely distributed throughout Europe and Asia as far east as the Himalayas. Some botanists consider the Himalayan form to be a separate species, called ...