Staunton-on-Arrow - Mowley Lane

The tree is very much of a same size and structure as the yew recorded as Titley – Mowley Lane. This one is buried deep in the hedge at the side of the road. It has turned into an impenetrable yew hedge from constant mechanical hedge trimming, while the crown and canopy are very much cut back. The appearance at the top of the tree suggests that on more than one occasion it has had major removal of limbs. This is still clearly visible today with large scale removal to allow telephone lines freedom and the limbs that do remain are relatively young and do not fit with the bole, where you can see new growth over old limb cuts. On the garden side (private) is a little more of a traditional looking yew. Twiggy growth and ivy covered the bole on the garden side but this is removed each winter. From the garden it can be seen that the middle bole is hollow. Care is needed in getting in close to this yew as the garden side ground level is 10 ft above the roadside ground level.