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THE MEANING OF TREES

WORLD TREE NEWS

Factory farming and slaughterhouses are ideal breeding grounds for germs, cause large-scale deforestation and huge damage to the climate system.

The cultural history of the yew tree reveals surprising insights into the origins of the Nordic World Tree, Yggdrasil, usually hidden by orthodox doctrine.

Deadly longbow vs Christian symbol of Resurrection – the yew tree played a big part in defending Wales – it’s about time it got some protection back.

A major genetic study of the European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its evolutionary response to regional climate.

ancient yew tree at Defynnog, Powys. © Peter Norton

The ancient yews of Wales

Deadly longbow vs Christian symbol of Resurrection – the yew tree played a big part in defending Wales – it’s about time it got some protection back.

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flooded lowlands in Cumbria. © JoJoH/shutterstock.com

Flooded by ignorance

Subsidized mass clearance of trees and shrubs plus the spreading of maize monocultures, the worst crop for soil erosion, guarantee severe floods downstream.

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light and shade projections on an old yew tree, Newlands Corner, Surrey, England. © Fred Hageneder

‘Operation Yewtree’

When a massive paedophile ring was uncovered in British media business, the police (MET) did not find a more inappropriate name than ‘Operation Yewtree’.

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