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Ellon Castle

Tree ID: 2355

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: No data

Girth height: No data

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 1-Oct-16

Source of earliest mention: 1890: On the Old and Remarkable Yew Trees in Scotland by Robert Hutchison

Notes:

Hutchison (1890) recorded no fewer than 15 yews at this site. Girths at that time ranged from 8′ to 14′. Ten of the largest girthed recorded in 2016 are seen here as follows:
(1) Tree 2 – 682cm at 0.3m
(2) Tree 1 – 482cm at 0.3m
(3) Tree 4 – 478cm at 0.3m
(4) Tree 18 – 476cm at 0.5m
(5) Tree 11 – 469cm at 0.7m
(6) Tree 15 – 465cm at 1.0m
(7) Tree 14 – 454cm at 0.4m
(8) Tree 19 – 447cm at 0.5m
(9) Tree 8 – 430cm at 0.3m
(10) Tree 12 – 418cm at 0.7m

Yew trees at Ellon Castle:

Tree ID	Location	Photo	Yews recorded	Girth
2355	Ellon Castle		Ancient 4m-5m	No data available - view more info

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