Old Yew Tree in Međedi

Category of protection: Individual tree protected as a natural monument
Year proclaimed: 1965
Tree species: yew (Taxus baccata)
Location: Town of Vrbovsko
Altitude: c. 615 m

Several very old yew trees can be found in Gorski Kotar. Although their age is often hard to identify, they are probably among the oldest of living creatures in the County of Primorje and Gorski Kotar. However, of these natural monuments, only the yew tree in Međedi is a protected nature monument.