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Bermiego Yew, also called in Asturias "Teixu l'Ilesia" is an ancient tree of the species ''El tejo de Bermiego, candidato al 'Árbol Europeo' de 2016
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Bermiego Yew, also called in Asturias "Teixu l'Ilesia" is an ancient tree of the species ''Taxus baccata
''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe (including Britain and Ireland), northwest Africa, northern Iran, and southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain ...
'' growing in the village of Bermiego
Bermiego is one of thirteen parishes (administrative divisions) in Quirós, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, in northern Spain
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in the Principality of Asturias, northern Spain on the western slope of the Sierra del Aramo. The tree can be found just outside the village within the precincts of the village chapel of Santa Maria de Bermiego.
The morphology
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of the Bermiego Yew is almost perfect. Its crown measures 15 meters and is 10 meters high, and the trunk is from 6.5 to 7 meters in circumference.
This ancient yew is one of the oldest yews in Europe with about 2,000 years/ref> and it was declared a natural monument on April 27, 1995, so that it is protected, and included in the conservation plan for the natural treasures of Asturias.
See also
*List of oldest trees
This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual tree vary. In addition, tree ages are derived from a variety of sources, including documented "tree-ring" (dendrochronologica ...
* List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
* Fortingall Yew
The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew (''Taxus baccata'') in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years.
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References
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