Tree ID: 312
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: 561cm
Girth height: at 5cm
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 1-Oct-97
Source of earliest mention: 1791: Collinson/Rack - History of Somerset
Notes:October 1997 – Tim Hills: Large girth is retained to a greater height than is usual. The yew has a cavity at its base. A girth of 19′ 4” (589cm) at 3′ was recorded. Above 3ft is much twiggy growth.
1999 – Tim Hills: Remeasured and recorded 18′ 5” (561cm) close to the ground and 19′ 4” (589cm) at 3′.
October 2012 – Tim Hills: 18′ 7” (566cm) close to the ground and 19′ 5½” (593cm) at 3′. This is an increase of 2” since October 1997.
Also in 2012 a girth of 19′ 5½” (593cm) was recorded at 3′.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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312 | Burrington | Ancient 5m-7m | 561cm at 5cm - view more info | |
4006 | Burrington | Ancient 4m-5m | 417cm at 30cm - view more info |