If you’re looking for a shrub that stands up to almost anything, yew found it! The yew bush tolerates many conditions, from drought and shade to sun and moist soil. With a bit of annual maintenance, ...

This shrub is native to the woodland areas of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It works great as a border or privacy shrub and is ...

Homeowner Jerry Smith and Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer Ben Cadwallader watched a mule deer eat from the poisonous yew bush in Smith’s back yard. They followed as the deer ran over a hill.

But they didn’t realize that the transplanted bush in their back yard was a yew, a plant with many varieties — nearly all of them toxic to wildlife, people and dogs. Seven mule deer died after ...