In nature the yew seeds ripen in November, and to survive the cold of winter they lie dormant on the forest floor--in the same way that animals hibernate--until they sprout in the spring of the third year. The whole process takes five to six hundred days and nights, through the passing of many seasons.
紅豆杉種子十一月成熟，為躲過寒冬，落在林地裡休眠，正如動物的冬眠，第三年春天發芽，期間歷經多個春夏秋冬，五、六百個白天、黑夜。