On 08/04/15 02:08, Tim Watts wrote:
Although yew is exceptionally toxic to humans which might be a consideration. OK
there's lots of plants you don't go eating, but yew is quite a bad boy in that
respect.

My father gave me bits of yew to eat. Didn't do me any harm

OK, the bits were the red "berry pith", and fortunately I
avoided eating the actual hard seed.