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Ifield - garden yew

Tree ID: 6612

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 549cm

Girth height: at 90cm

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 1988

Source of earliest mention: Conservation Foundation

Notes:

In 1988 the Country Living magazine asked for information and photos of old yew trees. The owners of this 300 year old cottage replied in a letter to David Bellamy that their yew had a girth of 18ft at 3 to 4 feet above ground. They also reported that it sustained some damage in the October 1987 hurricane.

Yew trees at Ifield - garden yew:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
6612 Ifield - garden yew Ancient 5m-7m 549cm at 90cm - view more info