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Llanfoist

Tree ID: 1272

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 442cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 18-Apr-98

Source of earliest mention: 1986: Churchyard yews of Gwent - J.Daryll Evans

Notes:

April 1998 – Tim Hills: On the N side of the church inside a circular wall. Girth of 15′ 2” (462cm) was recorded close to the ground below its covering of twiggy growth.
2017 – Peter Norton: The young female encased by a stone wall had a girth of 14′ 6” (442cm) at about 1′ where there is a natural waist line.

Yew trees at Llanfoist:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
120 Llanfoist Lost 833cm at the ground - view more info
1272 Llanfoist Ancient 4m-5m 442cm at 30cm - view more info