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Japanese yews (Podocarpus macrophyllus) are prone to Phytophthora root rot when soils stay wet, and apparently a few of the plants succumbed to this disease.
Japanese yew, the plant blamed for killing eight elk in the Boise Foothills two weeks ago, wiped out a herd of pronghorn in Payette, Idaho Fish and Game reports.
An ornamental plant showed its lethal side earlier this year when at least five elk calves died after eating Japanese yew in a Montana community south of Missoula. The highly toxic, nonnative ...
Seven elk were found dead in the Boise foothills on Tuesday after apparent poisoning from eating Japanese yew, said Idaho Fish & Game officer Bill London.
Japanese yew is an ornamental yard plant known for killing off deer and elk in winter.
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A question for Dan Gill: I have some Japanese yew shrubs that are a couple of years old that I planted to serve as a screen on my property line.
A popular Japanese “dollar store” chain, Daiso Japan, is coming to Austin. According to CultureMap, the first Austin-area Daiso Japan location will be at a shopping center near the Brentwood ...
According to a press release issued by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), five elk calves died in January. They ate a Japanese yew, which is a non-native plant. It's not the first time that ...
Dear Neil: I planted Japanese yews on an eastern exposure along our driveway. A couple look very weak, while one seems to be holding its own. Is this all the result of last February’s cold? Do ...
Drop-dead gorgeous plant kills big game in the Rocky Mountain West. The Japanese yew is beautiful and deadly. So deadly, landscaper Stuart Shay won’t plant it anymore. Shay is a sustainable landscaper ...