Tree ID: 518
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: 556cm
Girth height: at the ground
Tree sex: female
Date of visit: 9-Aug-99
Source of earliest mention: 1884: North Staffordshire Field Club excursion
Notes:August 1999 – Tim Hills: The female yew’s hollow centre contains a fine internal stem which shared the space with much decaying wood. Girth was 18′ 3″ (556cm) at the ground. A smaller girthed male yew (8′ 2″ at 3′) growing SW of the church exhibited many of the characteristics of old age.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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518 | Horton - Staffordshire | ![]() |
Ancient 5m-7m | 556cm at the ground - view more info |