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Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog

Tree ID: 17

Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+

Tree girth: 777cm

Girth height: at the ground

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 12-Aug-98

Source of earliest mention: 1946: The Churchyard Yew and Immortality-Cornish

Notes:

December 1983 – Reg Wheeler: Girth of 708cm (23′ 3”) at the ground.
August 1998 – Tim Hills: A female yew, noticeably redder and more complex than the male. It grows within a low enclosing wall.
2010 – Allen Meredith/Janis Fry: Samples were collected from the yew with the hope of being used in future DNA analysis. A single male branch was discovered on this female tree.

Yew trees at Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
17 Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Ancient 7m+ 777cm at the ground - view more info
16 Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Ancient 7m+ 777cm at the ground - view more info