A magnificent yew tree near a village churchyard in the beautiful Vale of Pewsey has been deliberately poisoned in a bid to kill it, furious residents said. Estimated to be at least 200 years old, the ...

Neil Campbell, owner Nunny's Farm, with a Christmas tree branch in his left hand and a yew tree branch in his right Several animals have died at a north east Lincolnshire petting farm after being ...

A team of gardeners prepare the world's oldest topiary garden, at Levens Hall, in 2023. The garden, comprising of ancient box and yew trees, was established in 1694. (Credit: OLI SCARFF) The ...

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 trees are traditionally associated with British churchyards and many date back over a thousand years. Some historians say they were planted near churches as a safe source of wood to make English ...

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 ...

For almost two centuries, a sprawling English yew tree sheltered the grave of Edgar Allan Poe's mother at historic St. John's Church on Church Hill. Then in 2007, the tree was cut down by the city, ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

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 ...