Merthyr Cynog

Tim Hills – August 1998: Tree 2 on the plan grows SE of the church. It is a disjointed jumble of growth from which rise several upright branches.
September 2006: Approximate girth of 18′ obtained by pulling tape tight around springy growth at the base. The confusion of branches appears to be regrowth following collapse of the original tree.
February 2014 – Girth range 17′ to 17′ 6” close to ground.
May 2017 Paul Wood: Yew 2 as previously recorded. I noted what appeared to be the remains of old stump between the present tree and the church suggesting that what we see today might be the remnants of a once bigger tree. The area beneath the tree was carpeted in ivy and the dead wood of broken branches. Ivy was also beginning to climb into the tree. There was much twiggy growth and the foliage was deep green. Girth was 17′ 9” (541cm) at the root crown.