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The yew grows on a tumulus in the south-east end of the churchyard of St. John the Baptist. [1] Yews are capable of living for several thousands of years; [2] the Ashbrittle Yew itself is believed to be over 3,000 years old, but defining its precise age is difficult due to its hollow centre. [3] The tree is formed of a hollow central trunk ...
The parish of Ashbrittle was part of the Milverton Hundred. [2]The Ashbrittle Yew is a 3000– [3] 4,000 year old [4] [5] Yew tree (Taxus baccata) in the village was among the Great British Trees list that included 50 trees selected by the Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The oldest Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'), the Florence Court Yew, still stands in the grounds of the Florence Court estate in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Irish Yew has become ubiquitous in cemeteries across the world, and it is believed that all known examples are from cuttings from this tree. [31]
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In the churchyard is a 3-[4] 4,000 year old [5] [6] Yew tree (Taxus baccata) in the village was among the Great British Trees list that included 50 trees selected by the Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The tree is growing on the top of a Bronze Age Bowl barrow. It is no longer ...
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The Fortingall Yew has long been considered the oldest tree in the UK due to its former enormous size and the slow-growing nature of yews. Previous 19th-century estimates had the tree at 2,000-3,000 years old, [ 20 ] although more recent estimates establish a minimum age of 5,000 years for the tree. [ 21 ]