Article SC68 UK's oldest tree is undergoing sex change, botanists say

UK's oldest tree is undergoing sex change, botanists say

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The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire has always been recorded as male but has started sprouting berries - something only female yew trees do

The UK's oldest tree, thought to be up to 5,000 years old, is undergoing a "sex change".

Records have always noted the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire as a male tree but it has recently started sprouting berries - something only female yew trees do.

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