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Taxus baccata is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, northern Iran, and Southwest Asia. [4] It is the tree originally known as yew , though with other related trees becoming known, it may be referred to as common yew , [ 5 ] European yew ...
The Florence Court Yew is the surviving specimen of the two original Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata') seedlings. As such, it is the oldest Irish yew alive and it is believed that almost all Irish yews worldwide descend from this specimen. [1]
European yew (Taxus baccata) Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland : 2,000–5,000 Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years. Florence Court Yew: Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')
The most notable tree on the estate is the Florence Court Yew. This specimen is survivor of the two original Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'fastigiata') saplings discovered in 1767 by local farmer George Willis on Cuilcagh mountain. As the Irish Yew can be propagated only from cuttings, this tree is the progenitor of almost all Irish Yews worldwide.
Taxus celebica Celebes yew; Taxus chinensis China yew; Taxus contorta West Himalayan yew; Taxus cuspidata Rigid branch yew, Japanese yew; Taxus fastigiata Irish yew; Taxus floridana Florida yew; Taxus florinii Florin yew; Taxus globosa Mesoamerican yew; Taxus kingstonii Kingston yew; Taxus mairei Maire yew; Taxus obscura Obscure yew; Taxus ...
Taxus baccata: Llangernyw, Conwy: United Kingdom: Girth of 10.75 m. Situated in the churchyard of St Dygain's Church in Llangernyw village, Wales. One of the 50 Great British Trees. Sarv-e Abarkuh: 4,500: Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens: Abarkuh, Yazd: Iran: Also called "Zoroastrian Sarv". [32] [33] Gümeli Porsuğu: 4,115: Yew ...
The arboretum is notable for its mature specimens of Cedrus libani (1810), Taxus baccata cv. Lebanon (1810), Pinus laricio (1820), Pinus strobus (1820), Taxus baccata cv. fastigiata (1825), Cephalotaxus fortunei (1880), Juniperus drupacea (1880), Davidia involucrata (1905), Cedrus brevifolia (1908), as well as good plantings of magnolias ...
T. baccata appears throughout Europe and into western Asia. [2] T. cuspidata occurs over much of East Asia, in China, Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin. [13] Taxus brevifolia ranges in the United States from California to Montana and Alaska, [12] while Taxus canadensis appears in the northeastern United States and southeast Canada. [2]