When USDA botanist Arthur Barclay collected a sample of bark from the Pacific yew tree in Washington State in 1962, he had no way of knowing that the sample would yield one of the most important ...

It's never too late in life to make a change, even if you're reputed to be 5,000 years old. A yew tree of that age -- dubbed the "Fortingall Yew" and one of the oldest trees in Europe -- has been ...

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 ...

Yew is toxic, but does that mean it shouldn’t be composted? Our gardening guru has the answer ...

Yew trees were once widespread throughout Ireland. Irish names for Yew include Iúr and Eó. Mayo is anglicised from ‘Maigh Eó’ which translates as ‘The Plain of the Yew’; Terenure comes from ‘Tír an ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Witch’s Yew is thought to be about 600 years old. The Witch’s Yew tree at Blarney Castle in Co Cork has been voted as Ireland’s Tree of the Year for 2019. In a competition organized by the Tree ...

An ancient yew tree, believed to be up to 2,000 years old, is set to be "sensitively pruned" to stop it from deteriorating. The Darley Dale Yew, near the main entrance to the town's St Helen's Church, ...

About three decades ago, Jeevan Timilsina’s father planted a few yew trees in their backyard. His grandfather used the leaves to treat common ailments such as fever and stomach aches, and applied them ...

The UK's oldest tree is undergoing a 'sex change'. The Fortingall Yew, which is located in Perthshire, is thought to be between 3,000 and 9,000 years old, and is considered to be one of the oldest ...

Darley Dale, Derbyshire: Perhaps more than any other tree, this species captivates us with its monumental imperfection Almost immediately on entering St Helen’s churchyard I could see its most ...