Bouls Yew Tree 40 mm

In addition to its high elasticity and toughness, yew is also known for its striking and decorative character. The wood gets a special appearance from interspersed burls with brown to black cores. In addition to the thin, yellowish white sapwood, the heartwood appears in yellowish to reddish brown and violet colours. The yew is the only native coniferous wood that does not have resin either in the bark or in the wood itself.

Trade names and other names

German: Eibe, Eibenbaum, European yew
 English: Common yew, English yew, European yew, Yew, Yew Tree
 French: If , If commun
 Italian: Albero del veleno, Tasso, Tasso comune
 Spanish: Ebfa, Tejo
 Dutch: Venijnboom
 Portuguese: Teixo
 Arabic: Zarnab
 Chinese: 紫衫

Available thicknesses

30, 32, 50 mm, other thicknesses on request

Occurrence

Throughout Europe up to 60 degrees north latitude, especially in Greece, Spain and Portugal, formerly also in large stands in Switzerland and Germany, where the yew ( Taxus baccata ) is now protected; also in North Africa, Asia Minor, Iran, South Asia, Japan and India, as well as in North America.

Trunk and bark

Yew can reach a height of up to 20 m and a diameter of up to 1.0 m. The trunk is at most 6 m long. The trunk is knotless up to a maximum of 6 m, usually spindly and curved. The bark is thin, reddish brown, peeling off into small scales.

Characteristics and wood colour

The annual rings of yew are visible through a dark, mostly wavy latewood line. Yew is the only uniflorous conifer that has no resin in the wood or bark. The sapwood is yellowish-white, while the heartwood of the yew is brownish, reddish-brown, orange-brown, sometimes also mahogany-coloured or changing to violet. The sapwood and heartwood are well separated.