Yew belongs to the world: distributed in temperate to tropical areas of the northern hemisphere. Distributed in Europe, Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Laos, North Korea, the Russian Federation (Thousand Islands, Sakhalin) and other places. ?
Yew belongs to China: Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Jilin, Liaoning, Yunnan, Tibet, Anhui, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Guizhou, Heilongjiang. ?
Among them, Chinese yew is a unique species in China. It is distributed in southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, western Hubei, Sichuan and other places. It is mostly found in undisturbed environments in the upper part of mountains above 1000 meters in central China. South China, The southwest area is mostly found in mountainous deciduous broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 1,500 to 3,000 meters. It is relatively concentrated in the Hengduan Mountains and the mountains surrounding the Sichuan Basin. It is also found in northern Guangxi, eastern Guizhou, and southern Hunan.
Our country lists it as a first-level key protected plant.
Extended information:
Yew is a rare and endangered species left over from the Quaternary Ice Age 2.5 million years ago. It is a living fossil among plants. Due to the slow growth rate and poor regeneration ability of yew under natural conditions, there has not been a large-scale yew raw material forest base around the world for a long time, and its natural distribution is extremely rare. ?
Yew likes shade, tolerates drought and cold, and likes acidic soil. It can be interplanted with other tree species or orchards, and is easy to manage.
Like the Northeast yew, it not only has well-developed lateral roots, luxuriant branches and leaves, and strong germination ability, but also adapts to a wide range of climates, has broad soil quality requirements, is also resistant to pruning, pests and diseases, cold resistance, and can
It grows into a tall tree and can be used as a medicinal species or as a greening plant. It is known as the "Feng Shui Divine Tree".
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