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Newnham

Tree ID: 1049

Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m

Tree girth: 429cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: female

Date of visit: 9-Apr-02

Source of earliest mention: 1936: The King's England - Arthur Mee

Notes:

April 2002 – Tim Hills: As well as Mee’s ‘old yew in the churchyard’ whose details are recorded here, a smaller male grows to the NW. Girth was 14′ 1” (429cm) at 1′.
2014 – Cliff Hansford: Girth 15′ 3” (465cm) at 3′ from the ground, 16′ 0” (488cm) at 4′ and 17′ 6” (533cm) where limbs exit bole. Canopy diameter: 41′. Some limbs are hollowing and a number of lower branches have been removed.
Owen Johnson1999: Girth of 427cm (14′ 0”) at 0.1 recorded.

Yew trees at Newnham:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
1049 Newnham Ancient 4m-5m 429cm at 30cm - view more info