Irish Yew
Taxus baccata fastigata
Digital Photograph of an Irish Yew taken in Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
Taxus baccata fastigata
Taxus baccata fastigata
Digital Photograph of an Irish Yew taken in Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
Common Name: Irish Yew
Description: This female variety is of erect variety. As a young plant it is narrowly columnar but more spreading with age. It originated in County Fermanagh in 1760.
It was very popular both in Churchyards and in formal topiary arrangements in large gardens.
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