Myths & Legends of Great British Trees, The Toxic Yew Tree, Episode 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- In this first episode of a new miniseries Steve takes a peak at the Yew tree with some spooky myths and legends for the build up to Halloween. I hope you like this short video and subscribe, i am quite new to this so still learning to edit. Thanks for watching - Steve ;) www.northernwilderness.co.uk
you are very gifted for the camera man, you got a lot of flow, you keep it interesting and very easy to listen to
Great video and story telling. Looking forward to more!
Fantastic upload, cheers🍻 from Los Angeles County California 🌲🌲🌲🌲
I live in Exmouth and a few years back yew tree's were planted in the ornamental flower beds along the sea front due to being sea spray hardy etc., !!!
Knowing their history and toxicity I pointed this out to the councils garden designer who did not wish to remove them.
Luckily the local councillors agreed with me. They were replanted in a remote location.
Sometimes I cannot believe how stupid people are?
Great episode.
Thank you for uploading.
it would be stupid if people were planting yews and then eating them. Having them as an ornamental tree is surely okay. you have to digest around 50g for it to be fatal. its about as stupid as having a bottle of bleach in your cupboards lol
Here I lie beneath a yew tree,with the letters R I P! It wasn’t folk lore,that made me dead! The yew tree fell on me head!!
Right on ✌️
Yew is fine to burn and not toxic at all. It burns nice and hot and even has a pleasant smell.
The Yew Tree berry is totally fine to eat, it's also really quite sweet, to be honest, However, you MUST spit the seeds out as too many can kill you if you digest them.
the berry offers beneficial micro nutrients when eaten! I eat hundreds every year!...One at a time only ,each time spitting out the seed before eating another.My experience is, that it 'feels right' when eating it-My energy is always positive after that.I have planted a few hundred on my plot! :)
I wish you would do more of these! really enjoyed it
Everyone says this and I have plans to do more. Just waiting for some leaves on the trees for ID but I have invested in some good editing software to make them even better. Thank you for the epic comment and I will have a few more after spring. 👍
I have 4 yews that I grow as Bonsai. They make beautiful bonsai. The color of the foliage against the bark and deadwood is very striking. I have carved the deadwood and always wear a mask while I did that. Otherwise I don't handle them any different than any other tree.
Absolutely fascinating...a few yrs back i looked up names heritage and meaning,hey presto...after the Yew....it got very uncanny indeed when i read up on its mythos,symbolism and history....my mind was and still is blown on how much 'commonlore' and commonground is shared....i couldnt have made it up i really couldnt....i make things,garden furniture,statues,lamps etc from wood,driftwood and other re and upcycled things and also paint....love painting trees and all the while the tree i 'make up'as i go along is akin to the yew!!..mind=blown!..i most certainly will be getting some yew timber and making a table.... among other things...
Cracking little vid this...very interesting.
May peace and stillness be in you brother
Thanks for such an epic comment. Have a amazing day 🍻
I came after reading “the monster call”
Another great vid man, thanks!
Thank you for watching again buddy.
Awsome, love old folklore stories 👏🏼
Cheers dude, I hope to make more this year. Waiting till spring. 😁
Yey can't wait!
Thankyou so much .
Wow, how " Cool" I love the Crazy Bark your Video was really Informative!! Spookie is was i like but to Look and not Touch!! Dean Toronto
Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it 😁 👍
@@JustaDudeintheWoods Not sure if i ever seen a Yew Tree here in Canada before, i love the " Woods" and i give them " Much Respect" because I believe it's s Alive & Aware and Watching Us also of coarse the Magic Mushrooms!! Dean
We are eating yew berries all the time. I haven't tried swallowing the seed so wouldn't recommend that. Berry is in my experience safe to eat
George Fenoulhet Walker I’ve been eating the berries for years too (not the seed, obv), it’s quite lovely and sweet
yhymm.. Helpful, helpful. Your videos saved me quite a while I'd spent looking up all that. Thanks
No worries, thanks for watching. ;)
Love it
Thank you, I am making more videos like this, this spring. 👍
I live near kingly vale which is a stunning walk and experience through some rather breathtaking scenery..well, if you like yew trees of course. If interested in history you're covered down my way with the likes of church Norton in selsey and chichester cathedral..we have beautiful wooded walking areas, sea and sand. 🤗 prefect for the typical witchy type like myself...yew is also associated with the goddess Hecate 🙌
How lucky you are ! It's my dream to visit your place .
It is also the Clan plant badge of Clan Fraser of Lovat!
Cracking video very informative cheers 🍻👍👍👍
Thanks for the watch and comment, hope you subscribe for more 👍 and happy new year 🍻
I used to eat the bark of yew trees as a kid.
Had a ton on my dads mountain property in the Rocky Mountains.
Didnt know the needles and wood was so toxic.
The bark made me feel better though, probably was getting high and didnt even know it.
Also it was in America, so maybe the soil altered the toxicity.
One of the first three English longbows I ever made was Yew, wonderful wood. I use Osage orange from over here in the U.S. now because it grows fast like a weed, makes incredible bows, and I don't like the idea of further destroying these amazing Yews.
Good narrator!
Hi thanks for the video.. If you ever visit my county of West Sussex, please spend a day at Kingley Vale Yew wood North of Chichester. you will love it im sure. Atb John.
J Bradshaw I will definitely keep an eye out as I am down that way soon. Thanks for watching and your comment. 👍
Really enjoy your' vids
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Great video
Thank you 😁
Nice vid Steve. Trying to think who you remind me of at the end, Hhmmmm
😂
You said yew grows best in lime soil. I'm trying to find one in my local coastal country park in East Sussex, which has sandstone underneath. Do you think they wouldn't grow there? You said so many amazing things in this video - I wish you'd made it longer, to elaborate more. Very interesting indeed.
Hi and thank you for such a kind comment. I would have loved to make it longer. I may re do a longer version. It does best in lime soil but they can grow in most soil but don't tend to do as good but it is rare to see them by the coast. The Ancient people believed salt would banish spirits of any kind, good or bad and that is why the tree will not grow by the coast because of its connection to the spirit world or could be that they just do not like sea salt. I have yet to find one close to the coastline. You should be able to find a yew in any old traditional graveyard. 👍
I am reading Professor Ronald Hutton's history of the Druids 'Blood and Mistletoe' and there is no mention of any connection between them and the yew.
It appears to be one of those 'facts' that gets repeated without checking its historical accuracy.
The placing of yews in churchyards comes from the 6th/ 7th century Irish church which copied the Mediterranean custom of growing evergreens around burial grounds. The practice spread to Wales, parts of Scotland and eventually England.
And the fact that yew wood was used for household vessels etc reinforces the fact that the yew wasn't seen as especially sacred by the pagans.
I'm curious as to why our Yew trees have become less toxic over time as mentioned? Your editing is just fine btw, well done. :)
Thanks for the comment. It’s a good question and I had the debate quite some time back with a guy who uses the wood for knife handles and sells it online without any warnings and does not use any kind of mask for the dust. Some have suggested climate, some have said that the English Yew has always been a weaker species compared to what’s found in other parts of Europe, Asia and Africa.
However if the yew leaves are dried they can be twice as fatal and lead to cardiac arrest if consumed, it can only take hours for this to happen and often people poison cattle and horses with it to take down competing business, It’s sad really.
Early spring the pollen from the male trees can be really bad, it will give extreme headaches. cytotoxic pollen is realised and can lead to swelling, rashes major pain just from the pollen alone but its seems to be less in the UK and more in countries like Africa and places like that but I still would not tests it haha.
"It was a belief this tree was used to poison people"
I mean that's less a belief abs l and more a documented fact.
Hi brilliant educational video I am a retired veteran just started woodcrafting. Love yew but unsure if it is safe to work with given all the warnings. I have several long branches from last year to make walking staffs from debarked Etc. Can I have your thoughts please thank you
Thanks for the comment. Well I have worked Yew wood and made knife handles etc. My advice is mask up with a decent mask if standing, cutting etc and if you can do it outdoors. Just use common sense and you will be fine. You could probably find more videos on the subject with a Google search. The main thing is don't burn it haha.
If it looks like it’s from a Tim Burton movie......, it’s probably Yew.
Can the yew tree make for toxic soil? I want to plant a yew tree on my future property on which I will also grow my food.. vegetables and fruit. How will the yew affect the soil?
I have never researched that, it is a interesting question. The soil around a yew tends to be quite dry and it looks dead. I would be more concerned with the pollen as it is mildly toxic but it is possible that if the needles rotted and the growing fruit was to absorb that poison then it could go wrong. However I believe that plants are quite intelligent and would probably refuse to grow. I would definitely keep them apart and look at the kinds of soil a yew would grow in as it may be a acidic or a damp soil which could be no good for fruits and veg etc. 👍
It's a yew, not a "yew"
The fruit is quite palatable. Except that the seed, too, is toxic. A tad mucilaginous, but available in midwinter. The Fortingall Yew is worth the visit. I have been eating them since 2015, and am not dead yet.
Haha, thank you for the comment. I have not met a person that eats them. I had read about it but never wanted to try it. 👍
Hello, can you please tell me which is the best way to prune a yew tree? Thanks
Hi there, sorry just seen this now. Best way is like any other tree however I would use gloves, mask and eye protection. Many people work with the wood without issues, sanding and cutting but others have a bad reaction. So just be safe. 👍
Is the leaf toxic to touch? if the bark is toxic as well, how are you able to make a longbow from it?
The leaf is a mild irritant to touch for some, especially if broken. The bark is fine as long as its not in hailed as dust or burned. You could climb a tree and have no issues. You can work this wood like the bow makers and knife makers do. I am not a maker so I don't know the process. I do know that many bow makers died from it and people have become ill through buying the wood on ebay and making knife handles from it. I belive its the partials that's the issue. So I guess you could use a draw knife for a bow but I imagine sanding would be terrible.
Just realised I responded from my other channel. Sorry. It is Steve here 👍
@@FionnghulaThell aww fantastic, yeah I love surfing. Its what I live for haha definitely come over and take a peek 😁
When do the berries turn red and drop???
loved this video, but had some problems understanding the dialect :p I'm just a poor Belgian.
Subtitulado en español... porfavor
I have poor Spanish, but I think you just asked for subtitles in Spanish please.?? I will see what I can do. 👍
Creo que es un askex para este video con subtítulos en español. Veré si puedo hacer esto. Gracious. 👍
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Seeds are poisonous, as well.