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Hermit's Cave - Cratcliffe Tor

Tree ID: 2053

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: No data

Girth height: not measured

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 11-Sep-05

Source of earliest mention: 1888: North Staffordshire Field Club excursion

Notes:

The usually forgotten male yew, on the west side of the entrance, is pictured here. The two yews are of very different appearance, the male covered in adventitious growth, while there is little to be seen on the female. The male girths about 6′, the female is a little larger at 7′ 5”.