Tree ID: 1833
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: 488cm
Girth height: at 150cm
Tree sex: unspecified
Date of visit: 31-Mar-03
Source of earliest mention: 1838: Arboretum et fruticetum
Notes:Tree 1: Female – girth 14′ 6” (442cm) at the ground in 2003. A red barked tall columnar specimen. If this was the yew whose branches seemed once to “overhang the house”, these have been removed and new wood has grown over the cuts. Recorded by the Ancient Tree Inventory in 2026, noting that the tree does not appear to be hollow. Also noted was some dead wood in the crown and signs of historic pruning or crown lifting. Location is towards the foot of the slope. Trunk distinctively fluted and columnar in form. Ancient Tree Inventory number 286363. They recorded a girth of 488cm (16′ 0”) at 150cm.
| Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 | Himley Hall |  |
Ancient 5m-7m | 638cm at narrowest - view more info |
| 1512 | Himley Hall |  |
Ancient 5m-7m | 564cm close to ground - view more info |
| 1508 | Himley Hall |  |
Ancient 5m-7m | 518cm at 60cm - view more info |
| 1833 | Himley Hall | |
Ancient 5m-7m | 488cm at 150cm - view more info |
| 1509 | Himley Hall |  |
Ancient 4m-5m | 488cm - view more info |
| 1510 | Himley Hall | |
Ancient 4m-5m | 442cm - view more info |
