Well its not what I said - that exudation appears to be coming from the wood and not the needles. Fascinating - I have no idea what it is, but will do a bit of research. Is the tree otherwise completely healthy, or does it look a bit sick or sad?

If that is an Irish Yew then it is very poorly, Bamboo. The foliage should be thick and you should not be seeing those long, bare stems.
Never seen this before, Staffsrusty so cannot say what it is, sorry.

it looks like it could be a slime mould. that is typically jelly like initially. they often harden though like cinder toffee.

looks like yellow maggots but seaburn sounds about right . its the strangest thing ive seen before or one of .
i remember sitting looking at a garden and my eye was distracted bye an air bubble getting bigger and popping from out of a honeysuckle .
does this mean the plant is passing wind perhaps lol ?

Just to throw a bit of a shanner in the works......this doesn't actually look like a yew tree to me.....looks more like a Juniper of some kind with those tiny needles..?

you naughty little spanner thrower you sid lol xx.

;-P

trust you sid lol xx.

Spot on Seaburngirl - it is slime mould. Doesn't harm the plant, just looks weird, you can wash it off with a strong jet of water when it grows. Interesting stuff.

very interesting and very good news bamboo .

they are those things that once you've seen them they are never forgotton. They have great names too. :o)

Any idea what this one's called Seaburngirl? I'm so intrigued by the photos I'd like to add them to my favourites, but doesn't seem to be possible when posted as a question.