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Horton - Staffordshire

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.

Yew trees at Horton - Staffordshire:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
518 Horton - Staffordshire Ancient 5m-7m 556cm at the ground - view more info