The Fortingall Yew, the Scottish tree which was already 3,000 years old when Christ was born. Yews are well known for their longevity, but few — if any — can top the 5,000-year-old Fortingall Yew.

The church itself isn't even Fortingall's most historic attraction, however.That honour belongs to the Fortingall Yew, an ancient tree situated in its own walled enclosure within the churchyard.

SCOTLAND is packed with natural colour and variety, but one piece of Scottish foliage is unique to all the others - the Fortingall Yew, widely thought to be the oldest living thing in Europe.

The Fortingall Yew standing in a church yard in Perthshire, Scotland is estimated to be 5,000 years old. For as long as people have been recording data on the tree, it was assumed to be male ...

“We’re calling it a Fortingall kirkyard Yew because we can’t say for certain unless we have DNA that it is actually part of that yew tree. “We need something like £1,500 to actually get DNA.

Britain’s oldest tree could be dead in 50 years - because tourists keep ripping off its branches for souvenirs, say experts. The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire is thought to be 3000-5000 years old ...

Mogens EngelundThe Fortingall Yew tree in Perthshire, U.K., could be the oldest living organism in Europe. Crowds of unruly people can be stressful in any situation, but it has been particularly ...

The tree has been calculated to be anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 years old A Perthshire yew tree, believed to be one of the oldest in Europe, has started changing sex. The Fortingall Yew, reputed ...

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 ...