Yew
The Montana Yes (Taxus Brevifolia) is usually a bushy shrub-type tree growing 10 to 15 feet high in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho, which borders the west side of Montana. It grows best on northerly slopes and prefers a canopy of mature timber at elevations of 3000 – 7000feet. Species of this genus differ from other gymnosperms, in having a single dark bluish seed, surrounded by a red, flesh, cup-shaped covering. The seed with the covering is about the size of a pea (approximately 1/3” diameter). The evergreen has sharp, pointed, needle-like leaves that have a distinct, short petiole at the base and tend to spread in two ranks. Very few trees match the longevity of the yew with some specimens aged 500 – 1000 years old. Active compounds in Montana Yew consistently tests twice as high as Yew harvested in other Pacific Northwest states, as documented by Hauser Chemical Research Co.
Ingredients: Montana Yew Bough Tip (Taxus Brevifolia), Pure Brandy, no water added.
