{"id":14643,"date":"2019-11-11T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T11:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/yew\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T16:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:02:44","slug":"yew","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/yew\/","title":{"rendered":"Yew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo;]Yew is a tall, slow-growing conifer belonging to the yew fmailie.<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]<em>Also known as:<\/em><br>\nEuropean yew <em>(Taxus baccata)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&rdquo;middle&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1627123481876{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: #ccffff !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&rdquo; el_id=&rdquo;mobile&rdquo;][vc_column offset=&rdquo;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&rdquo;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1627123409680{padding: 0px !important;border: 0px initial !important;}&rdquo; el_id=&rdquo;mobiel&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000099;\">You are viewing the mobile-adapted version of the page.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000099;\">The one for tablets, laptop and desktop also provides general information, such as origin, toxicity and cultivation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&rdquo;35&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/2&Prime; offset=&rdquo;vc_hidden-xs&rdquo;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;4895&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; style=&rdquo;vc_box_rounded&rdquo; onclick=&rdquo;img_link_large&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1702551618821{padding-left: 10px !important;}&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All parts of the yew are poisonous to humans and animals except for the skirts of the berries. The seeds are very poisonous. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Birds eat snails, beetles and caterpillars as well as the newly sown beans and the almost-ripe cherries and grapes. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1540300843445{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"2577\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Birds eat snails, beetles and caterpillars as well as the newly sown&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Birds<\/a> can eat the berries because the bird&rsquo;s stomach does not break down the seed coat; the stomachs of humans and animals do. Just a handful of needles has fatal consequences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/2&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1649261350104{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&rdquo; offset=&rdquo;vc_hidden-xs&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo;]<strong>Yew<\/strong> <em>(Taxus baccata)<\/em> is a tall-rising, slow-growing conifer belonging to the yew family <em>(Taxaceae)<\/em>. The yew is native to Europe. A yew can get very old and over time (centuries) grow into a tree twenty meters tall with a trunk circumference of five meters. Yew is evergreen and hardy.<br>\nThe yew tree can often be found in church graveyards. Yew grows best in well-drained soil; they do not like wet feet. Yew can be planted in both full sun and (semi-)shade.<br>\nA yew hedge prunes (&ldquo;shears&rdquo;) well with hedge clippers: twice a year keeps the hedge in shape. May and September are the best months for pruning. Always prune so that the top is narrower than the bottom: that way the bottom of the hedge does not end up in its own (rain) shade and become top-heavy. Frequent pruning removes many nutrients from the soil; regular (spring) fertilizing keeps the hedge healthy.<br>\nYew also lends itself to topiary pruning. Sometimes pruned back to the bare wood; unlike other conifers, the yew sprouts again in those bare spots.<br>\nDo not plant yew such that livestock (horse) can eat from it; yew contains the highly toxic taxine, an alkaloid.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&rdquo;yes&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Bugs&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532164328547{background-color: #585858 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]The edges of the needles are gnawed on: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/vine-weevil\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Vine weevil, this nearly 1 cm large dark gray weevil&nbsp;can be found on a wide range of ornamental plants. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"3599\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). This nearly 1 cm large dark gray weevil&nbsp;can be found on a wide&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Vine weevil<\/a> <em>(Otiorhynchus sulcatus)<\/em>. The larva of this beetle attacks roots and young bark.<\/p>\n<p>Branches of the taxus turn brown: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/cypress-aphid\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Cypress aphid, a + 2.5 mm aphid occurs on conifers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"4907\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Cypress aphid (Cinara cupressi). These + 2.5 mm aphids occur on conifers. The aphids are not noticeable due to their gray-brown camouflage color. Aphids are present throughout&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Cypress aphid<\/a>&nbsp;<em>(Cinara cupressi)<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532102781238{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&rdquo;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Fungi &amp; diseases&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1537885449118{background-color: #585858 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]If the yew is in wet soil, root rot is easily caused by the fungus <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/phytophthora\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Phytophthora recognizable by the black spots in on the foliage of potatoes and tomatoes. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1702811307671{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Also known as: Pink rot (potato, carrot) Late Blight (potato, tomato) Phytophthora root rot (rhododendrons, azaleas, rose)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"1301\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Phytophthora&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Phytophthora<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In some places the yew yellows, after which the branches wither and the infection gradually spreads through the yew: branch death caused by the fungi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/cedar-leaf-blight\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Cedar leaf blight is a fungus of the Helotiaceae family that affects conifers in North America and Europe. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1702552049249{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Similar: Needle blight (Kabatina juniperi) - Juniperus spp.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1666779593117{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Also known as: Keithia (leaf) blight [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"11899\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Cedar leaf blight<\/a> <em>(Didymascella thujina)<\/em> and needle blight <em>(Kabatina juniperi)<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532102799994{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&rdquo;][vc_custom_heading text=&rdquo;Other&rdquo; font_container=&rdquo;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&rdquo; google_fonts=&rdquo;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1532164377225{background-color: #585858 !important;}&rdquo;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo;]Brown dots on the ends of branches: blunt pruning tools, cutting the green raggedly. Or the pruning took place in late fall or winter, causing the pruned foliage to die due to cold.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[667],"encyclopedia-tag":[903],"class_list":["post-14643","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-ornamental-garden","encyclopedia-tag-conifer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/14643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14643"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=14643"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=14643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}