As I almost always do, I spent Christmas with my wife’s family in the north of the province of Granada in the village of Castril. The mountains and the river valley there are nothing short of spectacular and a great place to explore. The photos show a yew tree which is said to be over a thousand years old. I have never used yew for instrument-making nor have I ever made a longbow. It seems that the English preferred this wood for their bows and there are a lot of references to yew used for lute bowls. I had a good look at the tree and I certainly would not choose this as a tonewood. Lovely tree though.