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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: 65x55 swedis on October 25, 2009, 09:36:42 pm

Title: yew tree??
Post by: 65x55 swedis on October 25, 2009, 09:36:42 pm

hey dose anyone have a picture of what a yew tree looks like. i look online and all i get are a bunch of wierd gaming sites and a tree that looks like a root upside down. i live in lewiston that is said to have yew trees growing around and i keep looking with no secsess would some one please give a pic of one please :-[ ;) :)

Title: Re: yew tree??
Post by: Keenan on October 26, 2009, 01:43:28 am

 Check out Oldbow's log to see the bark, here is the link.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,15612.msg215425.html#msg215425

 The twigs are evergreen like a fir but only about an inch long and a slight brown tint when spotting against other evergreens. Red polyp fruit certain times a year, long sgragly branches. but the bark is the dead certain indicator

Title: Re: yew tree??
Post by: dwardo on October 27, 2009, 07:03:22 am

A good idea when searching for images of a tree species is to get its latin name.
Then google the latin name and you end up with more hits ;)
"Taxus baccata" is the european one and i think "taxus brevifolia" is the pacific one.

Title: Re: yew tree??
Post by: adb on October 27, 2009, 12:39:06 pm

taxus canadensus is Canadian yew.