Tree ID: 3484
Yews recorded: Ancient 4m-5m
Tree girth: 447cm
Girth height: at 30cm
Tree sex: unspecified
Date of visit: 11-Oct-11
Source of earliest mention: 2008: Ancient Tree Hunt
Notes:1988: A letter to the Conservation Foundation from Edward Carpenter recorded the following measurements: 14′ 8” (447cm) at 3′ and 17′ 5” (531cm) at 4′. With this information Allen Meredith estimated an age of 560 years and a certificate was sent to the church.
October 2011 – Tim Hills: A fine healthy tree carried on numerous thick branches from a height of 8′ and above. On the NE side of the tree many low branches have been removed. It is here that hollowing will develop. Girths of 14′ 8” (447cm) at 1′ and 15′ 5” (470cm) at 3′ recorded.
March 2023 – Peter Norton: A healthy crown. A mass of seeds around the trunk identified it as female. There was evidence of one nail in the trunk (hammered in flush) at around 1ft from the ground. Measured at this height 15′ 4” (467cm) was recorded.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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3484 | Old Romney | Ancient 4m-5m | 447cm at 30cm - view more info |