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Pennant Melangell

Tree ID: 671

Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+

Tree girth: 871cm

Girth height: at narrowest point

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 12-Aug-98

Source of earliest mention: 1994: Gazetteer in The Sacred Yew

Notes:

Largest of the four, east of the church. Three main growth points from a short bole with a platform in the centre. Recorded girths as follows:
1983 Reg Wheeler – 832cm (27′ 3”) at 30cm.
1998 Tim Hills – 29′ approx. at 4′ and 15′ around its main stem.
2000 Tim Hills – 28′ 7” (871cm) at its narrowest close to the ground.

Yew trees at Pennant Melangell:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
671 Pennant Melangell Ancient 7m+ 871cm at narrowest point - view more info
670 Pennant Melangell Ancient 7m+ 716cm at 15cm - view more info
672 Pennant Melangell Ancient 5m-7m 671cm at 60cm - view more info
673 Pennant Melangell Ancient 5m-7m 544cm at 15cm - view more info