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Dolwyddelan

Tree ID: 413

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 556cm

Girth height: at the ground

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 25-Apr-00

Source of earliest mention: 1868: Miscellaneous poems and pen-and-ink sketches: chiefly of Welsh scenery- Richard Richards

Notes:

1984 – Reg Wheeler recorded a girth of 535cm (17′ 6”).
April 2000 – Tim Hills: I recorded 18′ 3” (556cm) for the male yew growing SW of the church. It consists of 3 main branches from a low bole.
2005 – Owen Johnson: Girth of 560cm (18′ 4”).

Yew trees at Dolwyddelan:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
413 Dolwyddelan Ancient 5m-7m 556cm at the ground - view more info
412 Dolwyddelan Ancient 4m-5m 437cm at 30cm - view more info