Yew seed

Yew seeds are the second highest-level tree seed, after magic tree seeds. Players must have level 60 Farming to plant it. Boosts are allowed, but the assist system can not be used to plant the seed in a pot nor the seedling in the tree patch.

The seed, when planted in a Tree patch, may grow into a yew tree, which may be cut down to yield yew logs and grant Woodcutting experience. After it is cut down, it will eventually regrow, however it is also possible to use a spade on the cut tree roots, yielding the player some yew roots and make the tree patch available for planting a new tree.

With level 80 Summoning, a hydra may be used to instantly regrow cut down trees in tree farming patches.

Yew seeds can be bought from the Vinesweeper activity for 29,000 points per seed by trading with Mrs. Winkin, though this method of obtaining a Yew Seed is not advised, as checking the health of the Yew Tree at full growth will yield much less experience (Less than a quarter, in fact!) than if one was to trade 29000 Points for the Experience Reward. They may also be obtained from a bird's nest that has dropped from a tree, by going Mole Hunting under Falador Garden, or as a drop from a Strykewyrm and Kree'arra. It is also possible to obtain this seed from the Managing the Kingdom rewards at Miscellania & Ecteria.

The farmer will tend a player's yew tree for 10 cactus spines. However, for yew trees, it is much cheaper on average to just use supercompost and not pay the farmers if a player planned on buying the cactus spines. About 3/10 yew saplings will die.

Planting a Yew seed is also a part of a requirement in your Falador achievement diary, which is to cut down a Yew you grew in the Falador Park.

Yew seed