Status: Least Concern (Low Risk) and available.
Other Common Names: European Yew, Royal Yew
Found in Europe, Northern Africa and into Western Asia, these members of the Taxaceae family (Taxus) can grow to 30-65 feet in height and 3-5 feet in diameter.
Color is Orangish Brown with occasional dark streaks. Sapwood is pale.
Fine texture, machines well and turns well. Specific Gravity: .55-.67. Avg. Dry Weight: 42 pounds per cubic foot.
Used to make: Bows (Archery), Furniture, Musical Instruments and turnings.
Irish Bog Oak and Irish Bog Yew (approx. 5000 years old)
Fine texture, machines well and turns well. Specific Gravity: .55-.67. Avg. Dry Weight: 42 pounds per cubic foot.
Used to make: Bows (Archery), Furniture, Musical Instruments and turnings.
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