Featured in: Year 1: Plants
Yew
Tree
A dense, dark evergreen tree often found in churchyards, with soft needles and red, fleshy berries.
How to identify:
Look for its short, flat, dark green needles and its small, bright red berries that have a hole in the end.
💡 Fun Facts
- Yew trees can live for a very long time; some in the UK are thought to be over 2,000 years old.
- Almost every part of the yew tree—its needles and seeds—is poisonous to humans and most animals.
- Birds, however, can eat the fleshy red part of the berry (called an aril) and will fly off and poop out the poisonous seed somewhere else, helping the yew to spread.
📅 Through the Year
- Fruiting:September to November