YEW AND BOXWOOD GROVE

The yew-and boxwood grove in Sochi is as old as the mountains. It is a unique and lucky remnant of wild prehistoric vegetation that -was screened by mountains from extensive glaciation in the Ice Age.


The grove is taken care of and is a part of the Caucasian State Biospheric Preserve. Many extinct plants on its grounds have been entered in the Red book of endangered species. One has to be very careful not to step off the track, not to damage endemic saplings.