North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>]

While teaching in Ireland I remember remarking to a local about how all the 
cemeteries
had beautiful and very old yew trees. He said the reason was simple - since 
yew are
deadly poisonous to cattle, it rather encourages the local farmers to keep 
the fences up,
and their cattle out. He said they were equally poisonous to people. 
Perhaps the difference is European compared to American yew? Or are the 
American yew
seeds equally nasty, but only if you chew? 
Del, ...just learned we have had the 5th warmest Nov. on recond in 
Minnesota......And the
15th coolest summer.

>Bill Russell <shaman@pennswoods.net> wrote:
> Yew fruit is edible, if you spit out the seed. Tastes pretty good, too, if
> you dont mind slime.


=====
Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN


                
__________________________________ 
Do you Yahoo!? 
All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo!
http://my.yahoo.com