Tree ID: 558
Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+
Tree girth: 706cm
Girth height: at about 30cm
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 2-Aug-99
Source of earliest mention: 1853: Gazetteer in The Sacred Yew
Notes:August 1999 – Tim Hills: Chains have been stretched around the two fire/smoke damaged fragments to prevent further separation. Fencing around the tree is no longer effective. Girth was 23′ 3” (709cm) at the ground.
27/10/2015 – Peter Norton: The churchyard contains ten yews of which five grow along the north perimeter and five are south of the church. Nine of these yews are between 9′ to 10′ in girth. The largest by far grows near the southwest corner of the church and once was surrounded by iron railings. It is a male tree that has fragmented into two distinct halves. It has three main leaders and all are hollow, as is the remainder of the tree. Two of these leaders are held in place with chains high in the canopy. A girth of 23′ 2” (706cm) at about 1′ was recorded.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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558 | Langley Marish | Ancient 7m+ | 706cm at about 30cm - view more info |