Tree ID: 690
Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m
Tree girth: No data
Girth height: No data
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 2-Feb-00
Source of earliest mention: 1830: History of the hundred of Carhampton - James Savage
Notes:1811 – A Tour in Quest of Genealogy by Fenton and O’Brien describes Porlock churchyard as containing ‘the largest yew tree I ever recollect to have seen’.
The sequence of images show the yew from 1889 to 2019. The large hollow yew of 1889 was reduced to one small fragment with barely any foliage by 2000. It has since then received much attention and with every passing year looks healthier.
2006 – Owen Johnson: ‘Decayed branch which is all that remains of an ancient yew, walled up to hold it together and cut back’. Height 7m, diameter 100cm at 1.8m, girth 313cm (10′ 3”).
The yew was undoubtedly more than 5m in girth in the past and is classified as Ancient.
| Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 | Porlock | |
Ancient 5m-7m | No data available - view more info |
