Tree ID: 308
Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+
Tree girth: 701cm
Girth height: No data
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 1-Apr-99
Source of earliest mention: 1822: Girth recorded by Strutt (1958 E.W.Swanton)
Notes:1994: A girth of 23′ (701cm) was given to this yew in Chetan and Brueton’s ‘The Sacred Yew’.
April 1999 – Tim Hills: The tree shows no ill effects from its removal to the present site in 1880. Its sagging branches are supported on 9 props. It apparently has a single female branch, though it appeared male throughout at the time of our visit.
2005: Visited by John Hodges who reported that the tree continues to flourish.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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308 | Buckland - In - Dover | Ancient 7m+ | 701cm - view more info |