Hello, my name is Ted Hodson. I'm a woodworker in Victoria, BC and would love to share photos and info about our local trees. Here's a start. It's a Pacific Yew (taxus brevifolia) growing at Government House in Victoria. It's tucked away behind an electrical panel and doesn't seem to get much respect what with the hoses and tools leaning against it. The concrete guardian seems like an appropriate companian because of the myths that people have made up about the European Yew (taxus baccata). Yew trees are native to this area and grow very slowly. I occasionally use yewwood for furniture. One log I had was 10" in diameter and 150 years old.
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