The plant—a non-native ornamental known as Japanese yew—has caused multiple die-offs in the West recent years, including separate incidents in Idaho that killed more than 20 elk and 50 ...

Common name: Irish yew Botanical name: Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata' Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA ... T.b. ‘Standishi', has a similar columnar shape with golden needles.