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!

@rodninio

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. If you watch the video he clearly states the berry flesh is fine, but not the seeds which are toxic.

@kemikal90

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodninio But what if you accidently swallow the seed?

@touchmoss

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodninio the possible cross contamination does not seem worth it for a tasty berry

Just tried my first Yew berry, thanks to your foraging book. It tasted really nice, and yes I did spit out the stone 😊

@jonbray6861

2 жыл бұрын

@@akleincompany4056 Still going strong 👍🏻

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.

@bhuvana6446

2 жыл бұрын

Seeprotect them

@bhuvana6446

2 жыл бұрын

They are endangered in india

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

@tannu2357

Жыл бұрын

Aww really nice story it was would love to know more, you are really nice story teller

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.

A splendid tree.

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.

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

@stevecummins324

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@joannietrotter2344

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jedcauffield1858

2 жыл бұрын

They probably ate the berries & spit out the rest! 😅😆

This the tree from which cancer drug produced... Paclitaxel, popular cancer drug produced from this tree

@deepminds777

3 ай бұрын

No wonder the west is telling us its “poisonous”

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!

Thanks for uploading, fascinating videos!

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 :)

@hiimryan2388

3 жыл бұрын

You still alive?

@betterm2m

3 жыл бұрын

they are NOT edible^^ see my above comment

@Uchiharecords837

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@betterm2mu are the same

nice one !! thanks for that info

I love these berries..

Thanks for the info...

4:20 Long. It's a sign.

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?

@lukapejkovic918

3 жыл бұрын

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 yew berries!

@jamessim1858

2 жыл бұрын

U DO U DO U DO DO YOU!

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 saw the Fortingall yew a couple of years ago. There's not much left and its unfortunately walled off but still impressive.

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

Good

31st of August 2022. Cheers for the tips

Very nice available in Uttarakhand.namaskar

can thus be used as a pain relief salve?

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.

@YorkyOne

5 ай бұрын

No, that is not why yews are in churchyards.

The thumbnail made it think it was captain America

By the way, i read that yew trees are also used in 2 chemotherapy drugs. I wonder if i read that correctly.

its being used for breast cancer successfully

What time of year are the seeds/needles most toxic? And how many would you need for it to be fatal

@richardschmidt1647

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@jo0ls

3 жыл бұрын

You’re supposed to say ‘asking for a friend’ so we don’t think you are the psycho poisoner type.

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.

@snipper1ie

5 жыл бұрын

It was there because it provided bow staves

@plazmatter

5 жыл бұрын

Ricin has no antidote either

Really wonder why in burial s??

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.

@spicemaster3151

Жыл бұрын

They're very snotty/sticky fruits, so it would be very messy!

Is it dangerous to work with dry yew wood? Planing and sanding it down? Should we work with mask and gloves? Thanks

@WildFoodUK1

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, you should definitely wear a mask and we would recommend you wear gloves too.

@gewgulkansuhckitt9086

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@pww7872

4 жыл бұрын

If you dont know that then you shouldnt be around wood..

@daffkuh621

3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

Which cancer medicine this three bark is used in?

Disliked to get your undivided attention. Thank you for your light. Saved to the appropriate playlist for this account. Verifiable.

Found some pavement mushrooms about 6 ft from a yew tree. Is that a problem or not?

@inhabitantwaps3qs803

2 жыл бұрын

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.

From the comments it seems some of the official information about how deadly is inaccurate

@earthman6700

8 ай бұрын

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.

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

@WildFoodUK1

4 жыл бұрын

No but I think it is advised to wear a mask when doing any woodwork with it.

@pww7872

4 жыл бұрын

Wear gloves? Open sores wounds and dust will make you sick... Wash hands.. Etc..

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 🤔 😁

@WildFoodUK1

Жыл бұрын

you'll be fine. Just don't eat them :)

Tree of the dead!?🙁 Its a nice tree

@pww7872

4 жыл бұрын

Tree of life and of the dead*

Oldest tree in th UK is at Fortingal, not Fontingle

@WildFoodUK1

3 жыл бұрын

Yup sorry, my bad :(

@douglasmackenzie2906

10 ай бұрын

@@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.

My mate has just been put in hospital because of eating the leaves

@noahgilbert8630

Жыл бұрын

I pray that he is ok🙏🙏🙏

What does the poison do to a human ? I accidentaly ate a bit of 1 seed

@thoriusbattengham

Жыл бұрын

Did u survive?

@iaw7406

Жыл бұрын

@@thoriusbattengham yes.

@thoriusbattengham

Жыл бұрын

@@iaw7406 noice

@earthman6700

8 ай бұрын

Screws the mechanism up that controls your heartbeat.

Surely Ricin is a lot more toxic than Yew pips?!

@pww7872

4 жыл бұрын

Think size and weight of bean to that of those leaves... Ricin kills more quickly.

@raveenvasudeva

3 жыл бұрын

i thought ricin took a long time to kill? slow but sure liver failure?

I am surprise bows are made wood from yew trees

@KarlosAxeMad

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what we would use for the welsh longbow

@UltimatePowa

3 жыл бұрын

Arrows made from Yew wood would be poisonous like lead ammo.

@chroma6947

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

Notice the dog

What if a little dog eats the berries?

@WildFoodUK1

5 жыл бұрын

The pips are poisonous for dogs too.

@pww7872

4 жыл бұрын

They will more than likely pass through... Unless chewed..

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.

@Eueueyw

3 жыл бұрын

It’s very easy to just spit the seeds out

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 KZread recording.

The bark isnt toxic. Used to eat the bark

@inhabitantwaps3qs803

2 жыл бұрын

no way.

These berries looks very pretty but these are so poisones

@WildFoodUK1

3 жыл бұрын

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!

@earthman6700

8 ай бұрын

​@@WildFoodUK1According to studies, the Aril does contain taxines. Just in low amounts. Eat too many berries...

I just ate a berry and I feel numb and my throat feels itchy pls help

@gristlevonraben

3 жыл бұрын

How did it turn out?

@bbw283

3 жыл бұрын

You may have eaten the seed or leaves awell

@antonymackin

3 жыл бұрын

You still alive?

Berries not worth the risk, leave them to the birds.

@earthman6700

8 ай бұрын

They do contain Taxines.

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.kzread.info/dash/bejne/dph6mJKQpqWbc84.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

Audio too low....

Do you really want to eat the fruit of a tree that thrives in graveyards for FUCK sake?

Will it kill rabbits? I lost 6 dawn redwoods and 12 ginko trees last year to those , and I want some payback...

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.

@WildFoodUK1

7 ай бұрын

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..

@noahgilbert8630

Жыл бұрын

Trust us if improperly used it will k.ill