Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) is often found growing on Yew (Taxus baccata) trees,
although as I mentioned to in a previous post it's best avoided due to
safety concerns. Why? Well. All parts of the Yew are highly toxic, and
there's some debate within the fungi fraternity as to whether or not the
Yews' toxins leach into the fruiting body of the Chicken of the Woods;
some will say the flesh is safe to eat whilst others say it's not, so with
the jury out I for one will give them a miss. It’s not like they don't grow on
plenty of other trees.
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