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Selworthy

Tree ID: 5073

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: No data

Girth height: not measured

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 30-Nov-16

Source of earliest mention: 1860: Rev F. Hancock

Notes:

The Trees and Woods of Exmoor by Roger Miles pub.1972 contains the following information: ‘The Rev. F. Hancock records that the tree to the east of the church was planted by Sir Thomas on 26th March, 1860, which was the rector’s 90th birthday’.
November 2016 – Tim Hills: It has a massive low bole from which emerge more than a dozen substantial stems, both around the edges and filling the central space. Girth was 15′ 7” (475cm), attempting to obtain the lowest reading – between the ground and 6”.

Yew trees at Selworthy:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
5073 Selworthy Ancient 4m-5m No data available - view more info
5072 Selworthy Ancient 4m-5m No data available - view more info