Description
Common yew.One of britan's 3 native conifers,usually found in the wild on chalk formations. A small to medium-sized tree or large shrub with dark,almost black-green leaves,to 3cm long.Fruits with a red aril. A well-known tree,a common and familiar resident of churchyards where specimens of great age are occasionally found.Given good drainage the yew will grow on almost pure chalk or very acid soils.Europe,W Asia,N Africa.