Yew base, yew seedlings, Liaoning yew, northeast red ..

Yew, also known as yew, yew. Section Taxus (Taxaceae)) tree plant, Tertiary relict rare species. Its excellent material, texture, straight, compact structure, flexible, high mechanical strength, with gloss, aroma, decay resistance, resistance to cracking, warping, free of turpentine, narrow pieces of yellow-white sapwood, heartwood purple Auburn (yew therefore the name). Yew trees up to 20 meters, diameter of one meter; red-brown bark, shallow cracks; branches spreading or upright on the ramp, dense; sprig base with persistent bud scales, annual branches green, reddish-brown autumn, two or three years old branches reddish brown or brown; buds light brown, bud scales tip gradually pointed, the back of a longitudinal ridge. Leaves arranged in two rows of irregular, oblique stretch, about a 45 degree angle, bar, usually straight, lean slightly curved, 1-2.5 cm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, thin up to 4 cm, base narrow, with a short handle, apex usually spur, dark green above, shiny, below with two gray-green stomatal bands, stomatal bands representing twice the bandwidth of the green side, dry pale brown, midrib take no horny papillae point . Male cones have stamens 9-14 pieces, each with 5-8 anthers. Seeds purple, shiny, oval, about 6 mm, the upper ridge with 3-4 blunt, blunt tip top of a small, hilum usually triangular or quadrangular, thin oblong. Flowering from May to June, the seeds from September to October mature.