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As a windbreak to a more conventional apple orchard and on windswept, Devonshire cliff tops, Malus baccata var. mandshurica has proved to be a resilient member of the tribe.
Conkers, crab apples, quince and elder: raiding autumn's larder Dan Pearson 2010
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The caption reads “Paths meander around the edge of the garden, past this cloud-pruned yew tree Taxus baccata”.
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It seems there are many varieties of Taxus baccata, but this may be the upright, or Fastigiata, or so it appears.
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Groves of box Buxus colchica and yew Taxus baccata are especially prized.
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Taxus baccata is an important, uncommon species in this forest community.
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The São Tomé olive pigeon (Columba thomensis, VU), the São Tomé giant sunbird (Nectarinia thomensis, VU), and the giant begonias (Begonia crateris and B. baccata) are all examples of species that have large size compared to similar continental species.
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A very large and well preserved dune system lies between Anamur and Mersin; it supports enclaves of Euro-Siberian elements such as Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Taxus baccata, Cornus mas, C. sanguinea ssp. australis, Lapsana communis, Dorycnium graecum, and Rubus canascens.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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Below the subalpine belt, coniferous forests give way to stands that are dominated by broad-leaved trees (either evergreen or deciduous), although some lower-elevation conifers like Tsuga dumosa, T. chinensis, Taxa baccata, or Pinus wallichiana may also occur.
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Among the rare and protected plants of the Carpathians are several woody species: the stone pine Pinus cembra, mountain pine Pinus mugo, and the European yew Taxus baccata.
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Rhododendron arboreum, R. triflorum, and yew Taxus baccata wallichiana are associated with pine at lower altitudes and shrubs include Pieris formosa, Cotoneaster microphyllus and R. lepidotum.
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