Necropsies conducted on two of the calves revealed high quantities of toxic Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) in their stomachs.

As a result, the Fortingall Yew has shown signs of distress, one of which is the tree’s surprising sex change in 2015. After living for millennia as male, the tree miraculously bore red berries ...

Japanese yew has flat, green leaves that are darker on the top than on the bottom, with 1- to 1.25-inch needles spiraling around the stem. Female plants produce bright red berries in late summer ...