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Shatterford

Tree ID: 1506

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 472cm

Girth height: at the ground

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 31-Mar-03

Source of earliest mention: The Ancient Yew - Robert Bevan-Jones

Notes:

The largest yew we found in this area grows in a pine plantation. The trees had been recently cut down and replanted with new young trees. In 10 years time the yew will again be hidden. Girth was 15′ 6” (472cm) at the ground (3′ where land slopes away).