Taxus baccata
Yew
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Eibe | |
| English | Yew | |
| Français | If | |
| Italiano | Tasso | |
| Suomi | Eibe | |
| Norsk | Eibe | |
| Čeština | Eibe | |
| Español | Eibe | |
| Svenska | Eibe | |
| Polski | Eibe | |
| Український | Eibe | |
| Român | Eibe | |
| Русский | Eibe | |
| Български | Eibe | |
| EESTI | Eibe | |
| 日本語 | Eibe | |
| Other names |
Further information
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Caucasus; Northern Ireland; Belgium; Serbia; Andorra; Southwestern Europe; Switzerland; Great Britain; Sicilia; European Turkey; France; Finland; Middle Europe; Greece; Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira); Bulgaria; Sweden; Spain; Northern Europe; Baleares; Ireland; Crete; Slovenia; Italy; Denmark; Germany; Liechtenstein; Corsica; Western Asia: from Turkey to N Iran.; Kosovo; Croatia; Slovakia; North Africa (Atlas Mts.); Albania; Portugal; Romania; Poland; Hungary; Norway; Macedonia; Montenegro; Austria; Channel Islands; Netherlands; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Europe; Czech Republic; Monaco; Southeastern Europe; San Marino; Sardinia; Luxembourg | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Gymnosperm | |||
| Class | Pinopsida | |||
| Order | Pinales | |||
| Family | Taxaceae | |||
| Genus | Taxus | |||
| Species | baccata | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Taxus baccata L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Softwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | D | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | D | |||
| Termites | n/a | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | vs | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 690.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Flooring; Cladding; art objects; Street & Garden; Furniture |
Appearances
Wood
TXBC , aufbau, astig , ©Atlas Holz
TXBC , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
TXBC , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
Bark
TXBC , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
TXBC , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
TXBC , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
TXBC , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson