This document provides information about an ancient yew tree called Texu de Salas located in the cemetery of the town of Salas, Spain. It describes the tree's Latin and common names, notes that it is evergreen, and gives its height, width, and canopy diameter. The document also explains that the yew grows in front of an 800+ year old church and dates back to the 11th or 12th century, though its exact age is unknown. It concludes by mentioning the tree's ornamental and aesthetic value.

1. Texu de Salas

2. Index:
 Slide1……….. Where is it?
 Slide 2………. Data.
 Slide3……….. Size and location.
 Slide4……….. Magic Value.
 Slide5………..Age of yew.
 Slide 6………… Curiosities.

3. Sala´s Yew is an ancient yew tree
located in the cemetery

4. Yew´s data
 Names:
› Latin name: Taxus baccata.
› English name: Yew.
› Asturian name Texu
 It´s evergreen

5. Size and location
 Size:
› 15,5 meters high.
› 6 meters wide.
› 13 meters cap diameter.
 Grows inside the cemetery
grounds of the town
of Salas in front of the old
parish church
of San Martin declared of
cultural interest, with more
than eight hundred years of
history.

6. Magic Value.
The yew has a magic
meaning. All parts of the tree,
except
for aryl berries contain a
powerful poison, Taxine

7. Age of Yew.
 Salas´s yew grows in a
cemetery in front of a
church that is more
than eight hundred
years old but we don’t
know exactly its age.
We believe it dates
from XI or XII
centuries.

8. Curiosities
This tree is highly
esteemed in
gardens for its
ornamental value.
And also for the
aesthetic value of the
wood for the shape of
its veins.

9. n we
encorage
you to visit
the
beautiful
yew of our
town