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The UK has quite a few ancient yew trees. Some may be over 2000 years old. Often they are in church grounds (because ones that weren't got cut down to make long
by hermitcrab 7mo ago
The UK has quite a few ancient yew trees. Some may be over 2000 years old. Often they are in church grounds (because ones that weren't got cut down to make long bows perhaps?).
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2025/08/ancient-yew-trees/ https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2025/08/ancient-yew-tr...
- madaxe_again 7mo agoOne of the many nice things about nature is that almost everything is interesting and unique in some particular way, be it longevity, size, or far more specific traits, across all species, all domains of natural science.
- CRConrad 7mo agoFunny thing is, that goes for the social sciences too, IMO. All a matter of having an open and curious mind, I suppose.
- Paul_Clayton 7mo agoThe PhD Movie introed with Richard Feinman's statement "I don't know anything, but I do know everything is interesting, if you go into it deeply enough." Feinman was a curious character. I suspect that with even a modest breadth of knowlegde a deep investigation of anything brings associations with existing knowledge (interest), unexpected connections and exceptions.