taxus baccata, Taxaceae, Gymnospermae (Softwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 7
Number of individual trees analyzed: 7
Number of specimens: 18
Number of measurements: 54
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 11.6
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 6.7
Max PZC average on one log: 11.2
Min PZC average on one log: 8.2
PZC Average of all logs: 9.5
Species: taxus baccata
Family: Taxaceae
Clade: Gymnospermae
Description: Taxus baccata, the English Yew, is a slow-growing, long-lived evergreen conifer, typically a large shrub or medium tree. It features dense, dark green, flattened, needle-like leaves and, on female plants, distinctive red, fleshy, berry-like arils (cones). All parts of the plant, except the aril’s flesh, are highly toxic.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:







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