Britain’s ‘oldest tree’ is feared to be dying after more than 4,000 years

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LONDON: A 4,000-year-old tree thought to be Britain’s oldest living organism may be dying according to its custodian.
The stunning Ashbrittle Yew, in the churchyard of the parish’s Church of St John the Baptist, in Somerset, has a girth of 38ft and an enormous vast canopy.
Its central trunk is hollow with six smaller ones branching off – possible due to disease – and locals fear it is on its way out due to wilting branches and falling leaves.
Churchwarden Charles Doble said: ‘The tree is supposed to be the oldest living thing in England and was already fairly mature when Stonehenge was being built.
‘Experts say it is 3,500 to 4,000 years old.
‘But it’s looking extremely sick at the moment and I’m worried whether the rural church or the yew will die first.’