Taxus baccata (Yew tree) is a temperate tree from North West Europe . It is mainly grown for its timber crops , which have a long shelf life. The crop is harvested by hand picking. It starts flowering after 0 - 0 years. The yield will be unknown, but in its top season there will be a yield of 7 meters trunk. Other crop types include; fruit, ornamental, timber, poison herbicide, . The fruit is used as beverage . The seed/nut is used as " anti-depressant, anti-haemorrhage, " with Taxine (0.02 - 0.09) as its significant phytochemical. There is taxus oil extracted by steam distillation from the tree's seed/nut yielding 0.02% - 0.03% oil. The tree's wood is called yew wood and has a density of 670 - 680 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the tree's growing speed is slow, it's energetic value is 4200 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is medium. After 100 years the tree can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal. Taxus baccata has a lifespan of 2,000 years.
The tree is
19 meters tall with a crown of
13 meters wide. The
tree prefers a planting distance of
25 cm and a row distance of
300 cm. It is
slow growing and
partial shade tolerant.
Taxus baccata has a
deep root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
Glomus intraradices fungi
(endo and ecto mycorrhiza). It is
not able to fix nitrogen with
"any bacteria. The name(s) or string of bacteria include(s)
"not applicable ". The
tree's flower-morphology is
dioecious and is pollinated by
wind.
Taxus baccata is
evergreen and
allelopathic and has
no thorns.
Taxus baccata thrives in an altitude of
100 to
2400 meters above sea-level
(temperate). The minimum temperature is
-15°C; optimally between
8 -
21°C. The optimal rainfall is
1950
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
500 -
2900mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
4.0 -
7.0 in a soil texture of
loam. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
a bit tolerant and to fire
intolerant.
Taxus baccata is susceptible to the following pests: Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis , Otiorhynchus sulcatus . And it's susceptible to the following diseases: (missing data) , , .
Seeds are stratificant and can be stored for 48 months. There are approximative 4000 seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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Zeist, Netherlands - 2018-03-17 |
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Sneek, Netherlands - 2018-10-12 |
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Horticus Leiden, Netherlands - 2017-08-17 |
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Harry P Leu, Orlando, United States - 2017-02-21 |
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Horticus Leiden, Netherlands - 2017-08-17 |
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Holon, Israel - 2019-12-12 |
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Clade 
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Pinopsida Pinales Cupressaceae Taxodioideae Taxus baccata Yew tree |
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Fruit Nut Apiculture Fodder Medicinal Oil Timber Grow-speed Firewood |
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