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Easthope - churchyard

Tree ID: 426

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 488cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 13-Aug-98

Source of earliest mention: 1848: A Topographical Dictionary of England

Notes:

Tim Hills – 1998 and 2015: The yew is used as a place to prop tombstones. Girth was recorded as just above 16′ 0” (488cm) at 1′ in 2015. Everything about this tree suggests that we are looking at fragments of a once much larger tree.

Yew trees at Easthope - churchyard:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
425 Easthope - churchyard Ancient 5m-7m 579cm at 15cm - view more info
426 Easthope - churchyard Ancient 4m-5m 488cm at 30cm - view more info