NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The yew shrubs have been removed from a park in Kips Bay, after a 2-year-old girl spent seven hours in the emergency room when she ate a berry from one of them. The shrubs had ...

If you’re looking for a shrub that stands up to almost anything, yew found it! The yew bush tolerates many conditions, from drought and shade to sun and moist soil. With a bit of annual maintenance, ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Parents of young children need to be especially vigilant this time of year, a local mother warns after her son ingested the toxic berries of a yew bush. Andrea Ardito's 2-year-old ...

When Tyler Ross’ 3-year-old daughter, Adelyn, first showed him the little red berries she’d found in their Harris Ranch backyard, he was sure to remind her not to eat any. “(She) came to us and said, ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Japanese yew is a common plant in Idaho. It's known for killing 50 pronghorn and seven elk in southern Idaho two winters ago, but it left its mark on a Boise family 10 days ago.

A innocuous-looking hedgerow in a city playground is actually what botanists call “the plant of death” — and it could have killed a 2-year-old girl. Little Joy Vernon spent seven hours in the ...

The city dug up and discarded a toxic bush from Asser Levy playground, two days after The Post reported a 2-year-old girl could have died after sampling a poisonous yew berry there. Parks Department ...

After dozens of wildlife deaths and at least one close call for a Boise child, the city will ban a popular landscaping plant that is toxic from its roots to its berries. Boise’s new zoning code, ...

The castor bean — which is technically a spurge, not a legume — grows as large shrubs and small trees. It contains ricin, a ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers may notice colorful berries growing in neighborhood bushes and trees in the fall but for as nice as they look, be sure not to pick them. The Farmers’ Almanac has warned ...

Spring weather has finally come to the Pacific Northwest, which means more hiking and foraging opportunities. But if you’re walking along one of the many trails across Washington state and find a bush ...