Basisdaten
Tree profile
name botanical:
Taxus baccata
other name:
English Yew
family:
Taxaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 10 m (33 ft) rar up to 20 m (66 ft)
needle:
up to 3 cm (1.2 in), black-green, shiny, arranged distichous. The needles are toxic to horses.
blossom description:
unimpressive, much pollen
fruit:
fleshy red, ca. 1 cm (0.4 in) broad/round. The fruits contain Taxin and are therefore toxic.
bark:
reddish-brown bark, later scaly
root:
deep-rooting, fine and dense root systems
location:
shade - sun
soil:
all soils, waterlogging incompatible
ph value:
5,0 - 8,00
stature:
expansive, increasing