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Bettws Newydd

Tree ID: 282

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 597cm

Girth height: at 90cm

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 1-Nov-97

Source of earliest mention: 1848: A Topographical Dictionary of Wales

Notes:

November 1997 – Tim Hills: NW of the church by the wall – a clean bole. Some branches dip to the ground and have become embedded.
February 2000 – Tim Hills: Girth recorded as 19′ 7” (597cm) at 3′ and exactly 20′ (610cm) at 5′.
October 2005 – Tim Hills: Tree looks fine and healthy.
2010 – Tim Hills: Much chicken-in-the-woods shows that the yew is hollowing.
July 2025 – Tim Hills: Tree in excellent condition. Thick green foliage throughout. Still remnants of chicken-in-the-woods to be seen. One side of the tree now covered in ivy, which, along with elder etc filled much of the ground around the tree. Girth of 20′ 7” (627cm) at 3′ recorded.

Tree ID	Location	Yews recorded	Girth
281	Bettws Newydd	Ancient 7m+	1006cm - view more info
283	Bettws Newydd	Ancient 5m-7m	643cm at 30cm - view more info
282	Bettws Newydd	Ancient 5m-7m	597cm at 90cm - view more info

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