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Chewton Mendip

Tree ID: 352

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: 282cm

Girth height: at 120cm

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 1-Sep-97

Source of earliest mention: 1791: Collinson/Rack - History of Somerset

Notes:

September 1997 – Tim Hills: A band around this leaning fragment now hangs loose, indicating the loss of a portion of the tree. Girth 9′ 3” (282cm) at 4′ in 1997.
October 2012 – Tim Hills: Were the tree standing up straight, girth around the fragment at 4′ would be 9′ 3” (282cm) .

Yew trees at Chewton Mendip:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
351 Chewton Mendip Ancient 4m-5m 429cm at 100cm - view more info
352 Chewton Mendip Notable 282cm at 120cm - view more info