My cousin dug up what looked like a yew bonsai stump and was nearly stopped and dealt with by a forest ranger
"Xiaoyong, Xiaoyong, I heard you dug up a yew bonsai stump. Hurry up and hand over the tree, and seeing as we're fellow townsfolk, I'll waive your fine!", the forest ranger Lin said to my cousin sternly. My cousin didn't blush and his heart didn't skip a beat, and he shot a glance at One-Eyed Dragon (the ranger's nickname): "Hey, One-Eyed Dragon, open your eyes wide and look carefully. Is this a yew? I really don't know how you muddled your way into this forest ranger job, probably some special favor! Listen up, this is a dawn redwood, suspected yew, not the 'yew' you're talking about. Trying to swindle my dawn redwood stump out of me, you're out of your mind!" Seeing his scheme exposed by my cousin, Lin slunk away in disgrace.
On the day of the Zhongyuan Festival, my cousin dug up a dawn redwood in a small creek gully. The forest ranger Lin thought it was a yew and wanted to swindle it and claim it for himself. Because this ranger Lin was only half-trained and hadn't studied well, he ended up being harshly scolded and humiliated by my cousin. This ranger Lin usually didn't bother patrolling the mountains and protecting the forest properly, but whenever anyone dug up a nicely shaped bonsai tree stump, he would rack his brains trying to swindle it.
The dawn redwood looks very much like the yew on the outside, but on closer inspection there are differences. The differences between the dawn redwood and the yew are as follows. First, the dawn redwood's needles are longer and wider, arranged neatly, with a grayish-white underside; while the yew's needles are short and narrow, with large gaps between them, and the underside color is almost the same as the front color. Second, the yew is an evergreen plant, while the dawn redwood is a deciduous plant. Third, the most fundamental difference between the yew and the dawn redwood lies in the fruit: the yew's fruit is blood-red and hollow, while the dawn redwood's fruit will not turn red even when ripe.
The dawn redwood is not as famous as the yew, but it is an excellent material for making bonsai. The dawn redwood's roots are slightly red and glossy, giving it great ornamental value. In addition, dawn redwood bonsai grow fast and are easy for beginners to care for, making them the first choice for many bonsai novices.