The Yew Tree, Taxus baccata. Deadly poisonous tree.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- The Yew Tree: By www.wildfooduk.com
One for foragers to look out for. The flesh on the berries is lovely and sweet but the rest of the tree, including the pips in the berries are deadly poisonous. Do not eat any mushrooms growing on them either!
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I need to vouch for this. My best friend killed himself with this tree. If you crush the seeds & eat them there is no antidote, no symptoms other than cardiac arrest within 5 hours. He was so determined to die he took this as he knew once he had taken it nobody would be able to fix it and he would just die. 5 hours later he collapsed & his heart stopped, they bought him back and it stopped again. When in intensive care it then stopped for that long it killed him. The hospital tried everything but like i say, no antidote. This stuff is deadly, don't fkin eat it!
Sorry for your loss.
If you watch the video he clearly states the berry flesh is fine, but not the seeds which are toxic.
@@rodninio But what if you accidently swallow the seed?
@@rodninio the possible cross contamination does not seem worth it for a tasty berry
@@kemikal90actually dangerous this video is.
I eat the berries only the flesh very carefully
PEACE and blessings!
Some people say oh you can eat this part of a tree or plant but never show themselves eating it so you don't know if they are being truthful.
Thank you for your integrity and truth you ate the berry. I now know that the "fleshy" part of a berry from a Yew tree can be eaten!
PEACE LOVE JOY
We tried our first berries today, literally one of the best tasting fruits.
Seeprotect them
They are endangered in india
I kinda feel like they're endangered because they don't seem like something native to most tropical nations 😂
Grew up in an old Victorian with a beautiful yew tree in our yard, which we simply referred to as "the bush". I never knew or considered its actual name until looking it up tonight. It was big, wide and strong enough (grew even larger as the yrs went by) that my siblings and i made it our "fort". A hideout. We would climb over or through a few branches to find our way in and we'd sit on the branches, hanging out with our friends for hrs. We'd pick the red berries, squish them between our fingers and nonchalantly throw the seeds as we hung around chatting. My parents taught us early on that the "berries were poisonous". Apparently the story was that i had eaten one as a toddler and i stopped breathing. From then on i had yrs of breathing problems and bronchial issues. They called it "reactive airway disease". Asthma-like. (This was in the mid 80s) It got better as i got older. But now the breathing issues are only induced by extreme exertion or a bad cold . But that tree was awesome for many reasons. Was totally bummed when my parent got rid of it a couple of yrs ago. Went over one day and it was just gone! Lol
Aww really nice story it was would love to know more, you are really nice story teller
Just tried my first Yew berry, thanks to your foraging book. It tasted really nice, and yes I did spit out the stone 😊
@@akleincompany4056 Still going strong 👍🏻
One of the most beautiful timbers. I had 4 yew saplings growing for over 20 years, the biggest of them was 4' tall. They were all were dug up on me by the man who put up my fence, my fault, I didn't tell him. Fado Fado in Eirinn, ( Long, long ago in Ireland) there was a group of warriors, they were called the Red Branch Knights. They were called this name because the lintle above their door was a branch of yew.
I guarantee that 2 seeds of that tree don't kill a horse. Once my electric fence stopped working, so 2 of my horses pushed the wire and managed to totally ravage two 3m tall yew trees. They ate whole branches of yew tree. I thought they would perhaps die or at least get very sick. Well... absolutely nothing happened to them. And its been at least 9 years now and the horses are still healthy
It will probably be like chocolate and dogs... Often said dogs will suffer fatal liver damage from eating chocolate. No good reason to deliberately chance it, but some dog breeds have the cyp450 enzymes to detoxify higher doses of chocolate than others.
My father used to say that small quantities of Yew berries were used, before chemicals, to purge horses of parasites. He spent his whole life around horses, breeding and dealing in them, so he knew a fair bit about horses.
They probably ate the berries & spit out the rest! 😅😆
A splendid tree.
I use a suave that comes from Montana in America and it has miraculous healing properties !
I did not know the berries were edible, I just assumed they were poisonous because I knew the tree was poisonous. Very interesting. I will be having a taste :)
You still alive?
they are NOT edible^^ see my above comment
@@betterm2mu are the same
Your friend ate more than the flesh. My condolences
This the tree from which cancer drug produced... Paclitaxel, popular cancer drug produced from this tree
No wonder the west is telling us its “poisonous”
The yew trees found in churchyards are almost always contemporary with the church building itself.
Planting yews in this manner was copied by the early Irish church from the Mediterranean practice of planting evergreens around burial sites.
Thanks for uploading, fascinating videos!
Crazy! I have a yew tree growing near where I live in Canada. At this time of year (September/October) it has these berries on it. I didn’t realize how poisonous this tree was. I was touching it and collecting it’s beautiful branches for a table set piece for thanks giving. Lol! Needless (or should I say needles?) to say I threw out the branches!
Good to know I can eat the berries though! Lots of them are growing on it at this time of year.
The tree is about 30 feet tall and has been their for as long as I can remember, going on 40+ years. Looks very very healthy and has endured Canadian winters of -30 + degrees Celsius many many times over.
Curious why this tree is a favourite for bow making?
It's a very hard but elastic type of wood, I read it off wikipedia though lol, I recommend the article because there's a very good detailed explanation
I love these berries..
I really enjoy your channel! Great insight and information in your videos! I am learning so much! I just shared this video with my community in the info section as a source to know more about the yew tree. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Have an awesome day and stay safe!
4:20 Long. It's a sign.
I saw very big taxus baccata forest in Iran.
Theres a tree with needles I'm trying to identify, basically similar to the yew but the branches drupe down parallel to the ground instead of outward.
I love yew berries!
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Medieval longbow butts (local practise ranges) used to be held on church grounds or nearby - it is possible yew trees accompany churches because of this
I saw the Fortingall yew a couple of years ago. There's not much left and its unfortunately walled off but still impressive.
Yew trees where planted to make long bows, which is why you'll always find them in Churchyards. You would make your last stand there and they're easy to find.
No, that is not why yews are in churchyards.
The thumbnail made it think it was captain America
What time of year are the seeds/needles most toxic? And how many would you need for it to be fatal
In December to February is most toxic,but when u make tea or u eating seeds every time in year,still is poissons. I reading Wikipedia.
You’re supposed to say ‘asking for a friend’ so we don’t think you are the psycho poisoner type.
How poisonous are the seeds , needles for a human ?
I thought the entire berry was toxic as well. I always thought it was interesting to have the deadliest tree in graveyards. I would have thought of it as a suicide tree because the toxins are more deadly than ricin and there is no known antidote.
It was there because it provided bow staves
Ricin has no antidote either
By the way, i read that yew trees are also used in 2 chemotherapy drugs. I wonder if i read that correctly.
nice one !! thanks for that info
I had no clue these trees were so deadly.. i have 2 huge yew trees right in my garden.. i've been squishing them, touching the seed and liquid ever since i was 7...
I personally would "peel" those seeds out of the aril (red flesh) and make sure that the pips are not accidentally swallowed. Maybe messy, though. I don't eat yew berries, though, so do not read too much into my ramblings.
They're very snotty/sticky fruits, so it would be very messy!
Very nice available in Uttarakhand.namaskar
can thus be used as a pain relief salve?
Disliked to get your undivided attention. Thank you for your light. Saved to the appropriate playlist for this account. Verifiable.
its being used for breast cancer successfully
Is it dangerous to work with dry yew wood? Planing and sanding it down? Should we work with mask and gloves? Thanks
Yes, you should definitely wear a mask and we would recommend you wear gloves too.
I've read an account of a man who was sanding some yew wood and breathing the dust from it made him sick from the yew toxin.
If you dont know that then you shouldnt be around wood..
@@pww7872 What kind of shitty attitude is that? How do you expect people to learn new things if they shouldn't be around stuff they're not already an expert at?
Thanks for the info...
31st of August 2022. Cheers for the tips
Good
Here because we just visited King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace and these are everywhere and are beautiful!
Side note: didn’t know it was toxic but I crushed some needles and sniffed it……I hope that wasn’t enough to kill me 🤔 😁
you'll be fine. Just don't eat them :)
Really wonder why in burial s??
Which cancer medicine this three bark is used in?
Think you'll find that the flesh of the berries isn't toxic ,but certainly the seeds are, all in all for the amount of time it take deseeding them it isn't worth the effort.
It’s very easy to just spit the seeds out
I am surprise bows are made wood from yew trees
That’s what we would use for the welsh longbow
Arrows made from Yew wood would be poisonous like lead ammo.
@@KarlosAxeMad The welsh typically used elm, and its called the english longbow because the english used higher draw weights due to it being required by law to train every week. Those muscles quickly grew
From the comments it seems some of the official information about how deadly is inaccurate
I made a tea with the leaves years back. It wasn't particularly pleasant to taste so didn't repeat it. I had no idea it was dangerous at the time. My tea making was obviously poor as I had no ill effects from it. Know I know not to Forage without doing homework first.
What does the poison do to a human ? I accidentaly ate a bit of 1 seed
Did u survive?
@@thoriusbattengham yes.
@@iaw7406 noice
Screws the mechanism up that controls your heartbeat.
Found some pavement mushrooms about 6 ft from a yew tree. Is that a problem or not?
If its not on or connected to the tree or near any loose branches its probably ok but if you find others id bin em.
Surely Ricin is a lot more toxic than Yew pips?!
Think size and weight of bean to that of those leaves...
Ricin kills more quickly.
i thought ricin took a long time to kill? slow but sure liver failure?
Oldest tree in th UK is at Fortingal, not Fontingle
Yup sorry, my bad :(
@@WildFoodUK1 Two "l"s in Fortingall and it's not in Kincardine, it's in Perthshire. Legend is Pontius Pilate played beneath its branches as a child.
If you touch the bark of a yew tree can you get poisoned cause I'm confused I'm a catapult maker and cut a yew catapult fork down
No but I think it is advised to wear a mask when doing any woodwork with it.
Wear gloves?
Open sores wounds and dust will make you sick...
Wash hands.. Etc..
My mate has just been put in hospital because of eating the leaves
I pray that he is ok🙏🙏🙏
I just ate a berry and I feel numb and my throat feels itchy pls help
How did it turn out?
You may have eaten the seed or leaves awell
You still alive?
Hi there Marlow, just discovered your fantastic channel yesterday and it's given me a greater confidence in foraging for wild edibles.
I love trees with pagan affiliations , particularly yews and oaks. Near to where I live in Ireland there are these 2 old beauties m.ua-cam.com/video/DdF60WvB5Ck/v-deo.html
It would be great if you did similar videos on the oak and holly trees :-) Thanks so much and keep up the great work. Céin
Notice the dog
What if a little dog eats the berries?
The pips are poisonous for dogs too.
They will more than likely pass through... Unless chewed..
Tree of the dead!?🙁 Its a nice tree
Tree of life and of the dead*
The bark isnt toxic.
Used to eat the bark
no way.
National tree society: 🧐Its a rather poisonous tree, poisonous leaves and branches, do not ever eat any part of this tree. it produces a sweet berry but the pit inside can kill a horse.
Englishmen: eats berries and spits out berry pits.🙄 Dies after UA-cam recording.
Audio too low....
Berries not worth the risk, leave them to the birds.
They do contain Taxines.
These berries looks very pretty but these are so poisones
The pips and the rest of the tree are poisonous, not the flesh or 'aril' of the berry though. If you do try the berries remember not to swallow the pip!
@@WildFoodUK1According to studies, the Aril does contain taxines. Just in low amounts. Eat too many berries...
Do you really want to eat the fruit of a tree that thrives in graveyards for FUCK sake?
ayy 4:20 minutes
A 14 year old boy has just died from eating Yew Tree berries. Don't take this man's advice and eat them.
Obviously this is terrible news. But your comment is not correct, he consumed the berries including the pips and some of the needles. This video clearly states that the needles and pips are poisonous. So people should take my advice as it is correct. The fleshy part of the berry is edible otherwise me and thousands of others would also be dead.
Not poisonus it helps to cure cancer,high pessure etc..
Trust us if improperly used it will k.ill
Will it kill rabbits? I lost 6 dawn redwoods and 12 ginko trees last year to those , and I want some payback...