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Buckland - In - Dover

Tree ID: 308

Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+

Tree girth: 701cm

Girth height: No data

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 1-Apr-99

Source of earliest mention: 1822: Girth recorded by Strutt (1958 E.W.Swanton)

Notes:

1994: A girth of 23′ (701cm) was given to this yew in Chetan and Brueton’s ‘The Sacred Yew’.
April 1999 – Tim Hills: The tree shows no ill effects from its removal to the present site in 1880. Its sagging branches are supported on 9 props. It apparently has a single female branch, though it appeared male throughout at the time of our visit.
2005: Visited by John Hodges who reported that the tree continues to flourish.

Yew trees at Buckland - In - Dover:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
308 Buckland - In - Dover Ancient 7m+ 701cm - view more info