Tree ID: 1981
Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m
Tree girth: 485cm
Girth height: at the ground
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 15-Jan-05
Source of earliest mention: 1833: A Topographical Dictionary of Wales - Lewis
Notes:1983 – Reg Wheeler: Girth of 14′ 9” (450cm) at 1′ 6”.
January 2005 – Tim Hills: This fine looking symmetrical tree with a large central leading branch grows SSW of the church. Ground level is gradually rising around the tree, and the girth of 15′ 8” (478cm) at 1′ might be two or three feet above the original ground level. My girth recording was undoubtedly exaggerated by 4 limbs that develop close to the present ground level.
August 2015 – Paul Wood: SSW of the church, this was the best kept of the three recorded yews, probably due to the number of new graves around the tree. It looked well manicured, in fine health and with little ivy encroaching. Measured at the ground a girth of 15′ 11” (4.85m) was recorded. The small mound around the tree is the result of continual soil deposition when the graves are dug so any future measurements may be using a different ground level.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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1981 | Cemmaes | Ancient 4m-5m | 485cm at the ground - view more info | |
1977 | Cemmaes | Ancient 4m-5m | 439cm at the ground - view more info | |
1982 | Cemmaes | Ancient 4m-5m | 424cm at the ground - view more info |