The oldest conifer in the Franconian Forest, the 900-year-old “Yew from the Breitengrund”, stands at around 470 meters on the eastern slope of the Thiemitztal. Its origins go back to the time of Friedrich Barbarossa, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Bears and wolves lived in the immeasurable solitude of the old "northern forest". The "Yew from the Breitengrund" is about 8 meters high and has a circumference of 3.50 meters in the lower third.
(Source: Franconian Day Kronach of 11/11/2016)

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November 11, 2020

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At Gößweinstein there are still some yew trees to be found on the slope to the Wiesenttal. There are still individual stands of yew trees in the Rhön. The yew …

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The more than 900-year-old yew near Bernstein am Wald is one of the oldest trees in the Franconian Forest.

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Elevation 520 m

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