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Binsted

Tree ID: 895

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 424cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 22-Jan-00

Source of earliest mention: 1979/86: Hampshire Treasures Vol 6

Notes:

January 2000 -Tim Hills: A yew growing west of the church has particularly red bark. It is a neat and compact tree with thick foliage. Many branches had been removed. Girths of 13′ 7” (414cm) at 1′ and 13′ 11″ (424cm) at 3′ recorded.
December 2002 -Russell Cleaver: West of church on a slight mound, looks older than it measures. Reduced crown, some dead wood, clean stem. Large rounded tidy churchyard.
March 2012 – Peter Norton: The yew closest to the church has two leaders, one in the process of rotting. Girth of 13′ 11” (424cm) at both 1′ and 2′ (Google map 51.162526,-0.898551). A younger male with a girth of 9′ 6” grows only a few steps away.

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Yew trees at Binsted:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
896 Binsted Images Currently Unavailable Ancient 4m-5m 478cm at 30cm - view more info
895 Binsted Images Currently Unavailable Ancient 4m-5m 424cm at 30cm - view more info