The yew tree, an evergreen conifer ... the first church was built there. Considered sacred by the Druids in pre-Christian times, these ancient yew trees were in fact originally planted on pagan ...

It was dug up under an ancient yew tree in the gardens of Gwydir Castle ... Yews were often planted at old grave sites as they once considered sacred gateways between life and death: the trees ...

Glasgow historians say they are "optimistic" an ancient sycamore with links to Mary ... told the BBC: "The tree looks really bad with so many of its limbs having been torn off, but the trunk ...

On the edge of a small cornfield near the ruined Maya city of Chichén Itzá, in the sparse shade of a tropical tree ... had acted as a sacred sundial and timekeeper for the ancient Maya on ...

The dark pink flower emerged on a nearly 3-meter-tall tree, the biggest of five clones of the sacred ume tree that stands outside the main shrine, shrine officials said March 4. “I am happy ...

Ancient Chinese, Hebrews ... But, medieval Germans are credited with starting the Xmas tree tradition. They brought fir trees inside on December 24. The trees were decorated with wafers, candles ...