Appearance characteristics of Taxus: dioecious, divided into male and female trees; Leaf blade is long, and some are slightly curved; The seed grows in the fleshy cup-shaped aril, and the aril is red when it matures. Most of them are wild in the mountains, and they grow sporadically, but there are no patches of yew. There are few big trees and old trees.
Taxus chinensis is recognized as an endangered natural rare anticancer plant in the world. It has been an ancient tree species left over from Quaternary glaciers and has a history of 2.5 million years on the earth. 1994, Taxus chinensis was designated as a first-class rare and endangered protected plant in China, and it was also called a "national treasure" by 42 countries with Taxus chinensis in the world. The United Nations also banned logging, and it is a veritable "plant giant panda". Taxus chinensis is an ancient tree species native to China, which has existed on the earth for 2.5 million years. In recent years, it has been found that taxol extracted from the bark of Taxus chinensis has obvious economic and medical value, so the survival of wild Taxus chinensis in China is in great crisis and has been recognized as a rare and endangered first-class protected plant by the state. At the same time, the state prohibits the commercial use of wild yew, and illegal logging of wild yew will be severely punished by law.
At present, the country advocates and encourages large-scale planting of Taxus chinensis trees, but because Taxus chinensis has strict requirements on the growth environment and its growth speed is slow, it is still in a state of scarce resources. If you pay attention to the conservation methods, you can also cultivate Taxus plants for viewing at home.