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East Chinnock

Tree ID: 423

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 594cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 1-Sep-97

Source of earliest mention: 1980: Tree Register Data Base

Notes:

September 1997 – Tim Hills: A large clean bole, with fluting and buttressing. Many large branches from 8′.
2000 – Tim Hills: Girths of 18′ 9” (571.5cm) at 1′; 21′ 3” (648cm) at 3′ and 23′ 11” (729cm) at 5′ (which includes some of the thickening where branches pull away from the tree).
June 2014 – Peter Norton: Girth of 19′ 3” (587cm) close to the ground. 2016 – Tim Hills: Girths of 19′ 6” (594cm) at 1′ and 22′ 2” (676cm) at 3′ (avoiding the most obvious bulges).

Yew trees at East Chinnock:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
423 East Chinnock Ancient 5m-7m 594cm at 30cm - view more info