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6- A beautiful understory tree, the Pacific Yew is very slow growing. Chemicals in the bark are a cure for breast cancer.

Pacific Yew

People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature  forest.   They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.

Pacific Yew

Taxus brevifolia

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Pacific Yew

Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:

Height:

Diameter:

Age:

Champion tree for this species:

Height:

Diameter:

Age:

30 feet

1 foot

200+ years

50'

2'

300+ years

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This tree species was growing at the Dolphin Place location when the property was purchased in 1973.

 

Exact data was not collected at the time.  The following is data recorded in 2020.

Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:

Height:

Diameter:

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30 ft

6 inches

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                                                                                                  CONES

NEEDLES

BARK

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