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Discoed

Tree ID: 410

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 671cm

Girth height: No data

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 1-Jan-98

Source of earliest mention: c1987: Ann Nethercott

Notes:

January 1998 – Tim Hills: SW of the church and close to adjacent gardens. How different the tree looks in 1998 and 2009 – after the clearance of rubbish, logs and barbed wire. It was measured c1987 by Ann Nethercott for the Country Living/Conservation Foundation project and a girth of 29′ 6” (899cm) at 4′ was recorded. Meredith’s Gazetteer in The Sacred Yew (1994) gives a girth of 22′.

Yew trees at Discoed:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
409 Discoed Ancient 7m+ 968cm at 90cm - view more info
410 Discoed Ancient 5m-7m 671cm - view more info
4547 Discoed Notable 394cm at 90cm - view more info