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Berry Pomeroy

Tree ID: 888

Yews recorded: Notable

Tree girth: 274cm

Girth height: at 60cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 17-Jun-06

Source of earliest mention: 1790: Planting date recorded in Appendix 2 of The Sacred Yew - Chetan and Brueton

Notes:

June 2006 – Tim Hills: A recorded planting date of 1790, now an unhealthy looking specimen with much of the trunk and branches dead with consequent yellowing foliage. Its girth is identical to that recorded in 1988.

Yew trees at Berry Pomeroy:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
887 Berry Pomeroy Ancient 4m-5m 452cm just above roots - view more info
888 Berry Pomeroy Notable 274cm at 60cm - view more info