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Eastry

Tree ID: 1033

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: 305cm

Girth height: at narrowest point

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 7-Apr-02

Source of earliest mention: 1853: Sepia drawing by William F.Saunders (www.kentarchaeology.org.uk)

Notes:

April 2002 – Tim Hills: It is difficult to guess what this ‘half a yew’ (as described by Mee in 1936) has previously been. Clear markings show regular cutting back at 3′ and 5′. Its crown is trimmed to a ball shape and growing vigorously.