Tree ID: 1236
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: 541cm
Girth height: at the ground
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 23-Jul-02
Source of earliest mention: 1807: Watercolour sketch -H. Petrie - (www.kentarchaeology.org.uk)
Notes:July 2002 – Tim Hills: The first photo shows a large portion of this tree (left) splitting from the bole.
2019 – Helen Leaf: The male yew grows on the SE edge of the churchyard. It has a tall canopy with a noticeable gap around overhead lines. Its main hollowing trunk has been cut on the side of the tree facing the road, the cut wood left leaning against the trunk on the churchyard side. Above this cut can be clearly seen the accumulated tree debris/leaves, dead wood on other parts of the trunk and aerial roots. Girth was 5.76m at 0.5m.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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1236 | Leaveland | Ancient 5m-7m | 541cm at the ground - view more info |