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Why Yew Is One of the Most Enigmatic Woods You’ll Ever Turn

Yew has been a symbol of endurance for centuries a tree that thrives for thousands of years, outliving the civilizations that ...
New York Post

Indigenous group’s sacred birthing tree vandalized in vicious attack as road development dispute escalates

A tree sacred to Indigenous Australians in Victoria has been vandalized in a “disgusting attack”, amid a long-running dispute over a major road upgrade. An investigation is taking place after the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

U.K.’s Oldest Tree Is Being Besieged by Tourists

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 ...
Irish Central

Is this Witch’s Yew Ireland’s most haunted tree?

Irish myth and legend believe that the Witch's Yew on the grounds of Blarney Castle is Ireland's most haunted tree. This Yew Tree, situated in the Rock Close on the grounds of Blarney Castle Estate, ...
The New York Times

EVERGREEN TREES OF BY-GONE DAYS; Interesting Associations Connected with Celebrated Specimens of Holly, Yew, and Box -- Some Ancient Superstitions.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
USA Today

A 410-year-old Pacific yew tree, possibly oldest of its kind in US, falls in Washington state: 'It was its time'

ILLAHEE, Wash. – The reign of a contender for the title of oldest Pacific yew tree in the United States has come to an end. The yew's gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs – celebrated for decades with ...
Kitsap Sun

Illahee State Park loses 400-year-old tree

ILLAHEE — The reign of a contender for the title of oldest Pacific Yew tree in the United States came to an end this winter at Illahee State Park. The yew's gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs — ...