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Ellastone

Tree ID: 2047

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 561cm

Girth height: at 60cm

Tree sex: Female

Date of visit: 10-Sep-05

Source of earliest mention: 1912/13: North Staffordshire Field Club - Article by J.H.Beckett

Notes:

September 2005 – Tim Hills: SW of the church. A recently ‘pruned’ tree, including the removal of a branch of 5′ 3” girth in which more than 150 annual rings could be counted. Bole separates into 2 distinct sides at 3’/4′, one upright, the other leaning away from the church. Girth of 18′ 5” (561cm) at 2′.