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Motion · S6M-03214 · 11 Feb 2022

Largest Yew Tree in Europe, Dalziel Estate Arboretum, Motherwell

Lodged by Clare Adamson (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges that a Yew tree, which is standing within the Dalziel Estate's Ancient Woodland Arboretum in Motherwell, has been officially announced as the largest Yew Tree in Europe by the Tree Register of the British Isles (TROBI); understands that a representative from the Scottish Arboriculture Association climbed to the top, where they measured both Jacob and Esau, with Esau measuring 29.5m and Jacob just pipping his brother at 29.8m tall; further understands that Jacob stands amongst the largest population of Yew in Scotland with around 50 of these trees identified as ancient/veteran, including the magnificent Old St Margaret's Yew; notes that the Yew Tree is one of the longest-lived native species in Europe with incredibly dense canopies offering protection and nesting opportunities for many birds; understands the that Yew timber is incredibly strong and durable with the oldest surviving wooden artefacts, a yew spear head, estimated to be around 450,000 years old, and thanks Maxine Ross, a local horticulturist, for what it sees as her outstanding dedication, knowledge and time, recording almost every Yew tree within the Clyde Valley since 2015 through her #YewTreeoftheClydeValley Project.  

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.