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Index of Subjects There is an island in a lake in Yarmouth County where the forest floor, of the interior, of the island is completely covered with Canadian Yew. IF and when I get back there I will take some pictures and share them with y'all. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Czapalay" <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Cc: "Burkhard Plache" <burkhardplache@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] yew bush with "berries" > Hi Burkhard and all, The path to the west side of Bon Portage Island was lined with tall thick Canadian Yew ( Taxus canadensis) > when I started going to the island in the 1980's. It was unusual then to see a deer on the island. Now deer are quite plentiful at > times, and there are no longer any Yew to be found. We observed that the bushes were browsed by the deer, and presumed they were > immune to the toxin, as are the hares to the Amanita mushrooms. > Cheers, Joan > > > > On 10/20/2010 3:13 PM, Burkhard Plache wrote: >> As far as I know: >> >> For humans, the red part of the 'berry' is the only non poisonous >> part of yew, regardless of species. >> Ornarmentals are often Taxus cuspidata (Japanese yew). >> >> It is possible to make a jelly from the red seed (not cone) coat, >> but the difficult part is making sure to properly separate the seed. >> I would not experiment myself. >> >> Even working on yew wood (sanding) can be problematic. >> 100 grams of foliage may suffice to kill you. >> If you survive, permanent damage to inner organs (esp. liver) is likely. >> >> Various deer species browse yew without problem, >> cattle are somewhat and horses very negatively affected when digesting yew. >> >> Sadly, native yew is hard to find, some people claim due to browsing by deer. >> I am wondering if yew was more plentiful before white tailed deer arrived. >> >> - Burkhard >> >
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