A towering English yew, once the largest tree of its species in Pennsylvania and a provider of shady respite to more than a ...

It was a farewell to the majestic English yew tree, which became the Pennsylvania state champion for its species in 2019.

Laurel Hill West Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd has cut down its 157-year-old English yew, once the largest of its kind in Pennsylvania, after it succumbed to a prolonged illness despite extensive care ...

BENEATH those rugged elms, that yew-tree’s shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap, Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. It is the loveliest ...

ILLAHEE — The reign of a contender for the title of oldest Pacific Yew tree in the United States came to an end this winter at Illahee State Park. The yew's gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs — ...

Taxol is a widely used chemotherapy drug – it has been used to treat millions of ovarian, breast, and lung cancer patients. Today, it’s mainly produced by extracting its chemical precursor, baccatin ...

If you’re looking for a shrub that stands up to almost anything, yew found it! The yew bush tolerates many conditions, from drought and shade to sun and moist soil. With a bit of annual maintenance, ...

Irish myth and legend believe that the Witch's Yew on the grounds of Blarney Castle is Ireland's most haunted tree. This Yew Tree, situated in the Rock Close on the grounds of Blarney Castle Estate, ...

ILLAHEE, Wash. – The reign of a contender for the title of oldest Pacific yew tree in the United States has come to an end. The yew's gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs – celebrated for decades with ...