Symbolism - The yew trees

The yew trees surrounding Warings symbolise the isolation of the Hooper Dynasty. The yew trees. The yew trees are said to be admired by Joseph Hooper for their "solidity and denseness" in the novel. Yew trees are symbol of unfortunate events since they are poisonous. They forebode the upcoming tragic events which will happen in Warings in the near future. Furthermore, the yew trees act as a defence for Warings, and for Hooper, with their solidity and denseness without an inch to allow any intrusion from outside world. This implies Hooper's military and predatory traits to defend himself and his territory from invaders (the Kingshaws). Moreover, the description "longest lived of all trees" represent the history of the Hooper Dynasty, which is coming down from Joseph Hooper's father to Edmund Hooper (maybe even longer), perhaps always exposed to dangers of the family breaking apart.