Pauline von HellermannJul 4, 2023

Starting a little #ThickTrunkTuesday series today: every week a short 🧵on a different #Tree and its #historicalecology, meanings, uses, #Mythology etc.

Today it’s the #Yew - a tree I’ve been intrigued by ever since we first came across this big old yew tree next to #Wilmington church here in #Sussex. It’s over 1,500 years old and pretty amazing! 1/x

Show threadPauline von HellermannJul 4, 2023
2/x a while later i noticed this #yew right next to St Mary’s #church here in #Eastbourne and realised there may be connection between yews and churches. It happened to be Easter that day - also about #Pagan and #christian syncretism
Show threadMatti in SL
@pvonhellermannn here's an article that explains the many links between yew trees and churchyards: https://britainsbestguides.org/blogs/why-do-so-many-english-churchyards-have-yews/
Why do so many English churchyards have yews? - British Guild of Tourist Guides

Why are there yew trees in so many British graveyards? They are probably the most common tree found in them and some churches such as Painswick in the Cotswolds are famous for their collections. You might have heard stories that yew trees were planted near churches as a safe source of wood to make English […]

British Guild of Tourist Guides
Jul 4, 2023 at 3:57pmWeb
Show threadPauline von HellermannJul 4, 2023
@MattiSL thank you! i don't think i had come across this one before - very good summary