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Durweston

Tree ID: 3114

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 460cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 23-Oct-09

Source of earliest mention: 1988: Hatton Gardner

Notes:

October 2009 – Tim Hills: A fine straight bole. One very thick branch rises next to and parallel with the ivy clad trunk. Also to the SE a multiple stemmed female with central upright and numerous peripheral branches. Girth 14′ 4” (437cm) at 3′.
2010 – Peter Norton: Two female yews grow here. The first to the west of the church 50.876042,-2.20256 measured 15′ 1” (460cm) at 1′, with the tape behind the ivy. The second yew grows southeast of the church at 50.875893,-2.201922 and has a short bole with 7 large branches.

Yew trees at Durweston:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
3114 Durweston Ancient 4m-5m 460cm at 30cm - view more info