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 ...

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 ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with family members visited Akshayvat, the sacred tree in Mahakumbh Nagar on Monday. He ...

Another highlight is the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred tree in Anuradhapura believed to have grown from a cutting of the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Believed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

They can survive prolonged droughts thanks to their ability to store water in their huge trunks, which can attain a diameter of 10 metres or more ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Akshayvat (large and ancient Banyan tree, considered ...