Tony Blair's tree

Or to be more precise the tree that Tony Blair planted when he officially opened the Parc plant.

The tree that Tony Blair planted is alive and well, it was originally planted in a tub with a blend of CLO and other soils.

 

Yew Facts

• The Yew, Taxus baccata , is an ancient tree species.
• It is a slow-growing tree with a tight-grained wood.
• The tough wood used to be made into spears, spikes, staves, small hunting bows and the famous longbows of the Middle Ages.
• The entire tree (wood, bark, needles and seed) is poisonous.
• Yew is is thought to have descended from Paleotaxus rediviva , which was found imprinted on Triassic era fossils.
• The oldest yew in Europe, which is in Scotland, is about 4,000 years old.
• In ancient times yew, with its association with the spirit world, was the most revered of all the trees. The Druids, for example, planted it in groves wherever they worshipped and yew trees were often used as markers or to ward of evil spirits. The yews found in churchyards are probably one of their legacies.