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[affreca]

Yew is one of those plants which gets attributed powers. Grows slow, famous for bows and so forth. I recognized the picture in my dyeing book as "that bush with gooshy red berries" (my method of plant recognition is idiosyncratic, ask me about "yellow driveway weed" someday). Then I couldn't find any until yesterday. First I found some on campus. Then I read that they take forever to grow, so I shouldn't harvest much. Then I realized I had a dead yew bush in my front yard that I'd been meaning to take out.

So I did this morning, and chopped it into pieces. I might still grab some leaves (small amount) from campus, but the wood seems to give a pink color (for me, book says I should have oranges and tans).

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[lisichance.livejournal.com]

Would you like a couple yew bushes/trees that need a new home? Or even one? I traded them from a friend (who just bought a house) for some tomato plants and then realized that I probably shouldn't plant them where I wanted to plant them. I need to get them planted pretty soon, I think.

[affreca.livejournal.com]

Sure. The spot the old one was in is big enough for two (it is between the road and our front fence, on one side of the walk way is an over enthusiastic bush, and the other is now empty). I'll call today after 5:30, and also bring over the Love Hina books.