Is yew poisonous?
Taxus chinensis is a plant of Taxaceae. It has high medicinal value, can inhibit cancer, can be used to make furniture and sculptures, and has beautiful appearance and great ornamental value.
Taxus chinensis is not poisonous and harmless to human body at home. Raising at home has many advantages, such as medicine and sculpture.
Indoor cultivation of Taxus chinensis
Taxus can be kept indoors, which can absorb carbon dioxide and release a beneficial gas, which can kill bacteria and repel mosquitoes.
Raising Taxus chinensis in bedroom
Taxus can be kept in the bedroom. Taxus can inhale carbon dioxide all day and release a negative oxygen gas at the same time, which can enhance resistance, prevent diseases and be beneficial to human health.
Raising Taxus chinensis on balcony
Taxus trees need some light and can be raised on the balcony. Reasonable maintenance is beneficial to growth, but it is more suitable to keep them on the balcony in direct sunlight.
How to raise yew at home
1, illumination: Taxus chinensis is a sunny tree, and its growing environment needs sufficient illumination. But for its seedlings, especially those within 3 years, it is necessary to shade the environment, and it will take 3 years to gradually see the sun.
2. Soil: The soil used for Taxus chinensis trees needs to be slightly acidic loam, and at the same time it is very afraid of waterlogging, so it has strong water permeability and certain water and fertilizer retention capacity.
3, moisture: Taxus is very afraid of waterlogging, so it is not easy to water too often, to avoid water accumulation, as long as it can meet its normal growth needs.
4. Fertilizer: Taxus chinensis is not particularly strict with fertilizer, and sufficient fertilizer can make plants grow healthily. Generally, after the dormancy period before growth, we can give it a thin topdressing and change the pot every two to three years to meet its growth needs.
5. Pruning: Taxus trees should be pruned regularly and moderately, mainly by pruning side branches and retaining their top branches to make them grow more closely. In addition, there are relatively few pests and diseases, so we can pay less attention to this aspect in general maintenance.