There are yew trees still growing whose wood was sued to make the English bows at Agincourt – and a few much older than that. The Fortingall Yew in Scotland was at least a thousand years old before the Romans arrived here – and there’s a quaking aspen in Utah which is believed to be 80,000 years old, although in that case it’s the core of the root system which is ancient, rather than the individual trunks.
hcarpenter1 over 8 years ago
it does make me wonder what stories they could tell
AB9SS over 8 years ago
Tree sighs wistfully because a thirsty dog has not a full bladder in which to mark territory.“Sigh”
Claire Jordan over 8 years ago
There are yew trees still growing whose wood was sued to make the English bows at Agincourt – and a few much older than that. The Fortingall Yew in Scotland was at least a thousand years old before the Romans arrived here – and there’s a quaking aspen in Utah which is believed to be 80,000 years old, although in that case it’s the core of the root system which is ancient, rather than the individual trunks.