Tree ID: 346
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: 503cm
Girth height: at 120cm
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 6-Jul-99
Source of earliest mention: 1853: The Sussex Archaeological Society
Notes:July 1999 – Tim Hills: Chailey’s smaller yew also provides seating. Fire or smoke has damaged some upper parts of the tree. Its hollow appears to have been part filled with concrete. Girth of 16′ 6” (503cm) at 4′.
April 2004 – Tim Hills: Girth of 16′ 8” (508cm) at 3′ recorded.
2009 – Owen Johnson: Male. WSW of church. Some fire damage and concrete infill. 495cm at 0.5m.
March 2015 – Peter Norton: Hollow and has been filled with a mixture of concrete and bricks, which can be observed through a small cavity in the thin white wall of wood on the north side of the tree. Girth of 18′ 9” (571.5cm) at 18”, tapering to 16′ 6” (503cm) at 3′.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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346 | Chailey | Ancient 5m-7m | 503cm at 120cm - view more info | |
345 | Chailey | Ancient 7m+ | No data available - view more info |