BENEATH those rugged elms, that yew-tree’s shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap, Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. It is the loveliest ...

Some have stood for thousands of years, yet trees enjoy little legal protection. Campaigners aim to change that A dark green tree stands on the north side of the medieval stone church in Defynnog. The ...

The yew tree in the Fortingall Churchyard in Perthshire, Scotland, was there long before there was a church, or even the practice of Christianity. The yew is believed to be anywhere from 3,000 to ...

Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is an understory shrub typically found in late successional forests. This gymnosperm is very shade tolerant and will often form dense layers near the forest floor. Canada ...

An ancient yew whose roots grow out of the ruins of Britain’s first Cistercian monastery has been named Tree of the Year. The Waverley Abbey Yew took the prize for its spectacular, gnarled roots which ...