The yew will go on to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year competition. The roots of the yew are growing into and around the ruins of the English Heritage site, Waverley Abbey - the ...

Yew trees might not boast vibrant flowers or changing ... creating a thick and vibrant foliage. Native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia, these trees often grace shady forests ...

Yew is also extremely sensitive to fire ... Pearce et al, Higher abundance of disturbance‐favoured trees and shrubs in European temperate woodlands prior to the late‐Quaternary extinction ...

The Pacific yew was long considered a trash, or weed, tree that “contaminated” lumber companies' harvests of Douglas fir in the Northwest, often done by clear-cutting old forests. The ...