A method for obtaining a taxane by which a taxane is isolated from a growth medium, such as soil, pumice, perlite, rocks, and/or gravel in which a taxane-producing plant has grown. A method for obtaining a taxane by which a taxane is isolated from water effluent from plantings of living plants (e.g. a yew tree) that produce a taxane have grown in a growth medium, such as soil, pumice, perlite, rocks, and/or gravel.