The yew has flat, needle-shaped leaves and is often found growing in parks and gardens.
Flowers are extremely hard to see, but the fruit is an attractive scarlet berry called an aril .
This aril is the only part of the plant that isn't poisonous. The wood is slow growing, strong, and fine grained. They are often utilized in cabinet making or for archery bows. The branches are often twisted or gnarled with red and scaly bark. The main poisonous compound found in the yew is the alkaloid Taxine .