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 ...

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 ...

You'd think after thousands of years on earth, the Fortingall Yew wouldn't be up for a major life change. Well, you're wrong. This ancient Scottish tree -- estimated to be 5,000 years old and ...

The oldest tree in Britain is undergoing a sex change after 5,000 years, according to botanists. Perthshire’s Fortingall Yew, estimated to be around 5,000 years old making it older than ...

The Fortingall Yew, in Perthshire, Scotland, has for hundreds of years been recorded as 'male', meaning it produces pollen, whereas female yews produce red berries.

Fortingall itself is extremely remote: it's in the Highlands close to Kenmore, the settlement at the north-eastern corner of Loch Tay. Pitlochry, the de facto tourism capital of this part of the ...

Fortingall Art drew collectors, artists and visitors to its Summer Exhibition in the Molteno Hall near Aberfeldy last week, the start of a fortnight’s display of stunning Perthshire creativity ...

A Perthshire yew tree, believed to be one of the oldest in Europe, has started changing sex. The Fortingall Yew, reputed to be up to 5,000 years old, has started sprouting berries on one of its ...

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.