The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh has reported that a small outer branch of the Fortingall Yew, one of Europe’s oldest at up to 5,000 years old, has emerged as female with berries despite the tree being otherwise male in gender.

A tree in Scotland that is believed to be one of the oldest in Europe has undergone a sex change in one section.
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is reporting that the famed Fortingall Yew, which is possibly up to 5,000 years old, has sprouted a female branch in the outer crown despite being otherwise male in gender.
A staff member, Dr. Max Coleman,