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    The Original Irish Yew at Florence Court

    The Original Irish Yew at Florence Court, Northern Ireland

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    Originally a freak of nature, this peculiar Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'fastigiata') at Florence Court, Co Fermanagh, caught the eye of a farmer some time around 1770 for its graceful upright shape, which was very different to the norm. The farmer dug the tree, and a second like it, kept one and gifted the other to the Earl of Enniskillen.

    The Earl’s tree flourished and attracted attention from the horticulture community, who visited it and took cuttings to grow their own. Soon known as the ‘Florence Court Yew’, its popular shape led to the tree being commercially propagated in 1820. The Original Irish Yew still survives, and though not as impressive as it once was, it is known affectionately as the mother of all Irish yew trees.
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