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Yew close to St. Peters church in Tandridge

There is one yew (Taxus baccata) close to St. Peters church in Tandridge (county of Surrey).

This large, ancient yew tree can be found close to Tandridge Lane and is standing on the publicly accessible cemetery.

The girth of the tree is 11.07 m measured at a height of 1.30 m (Apr 22, 2011, WiPe).

Growth rate

The girth was measured more than once:
YearGirth@1.3 mMeasurementGrowth rate
200710.56 mJeroen Philippona-
201111.07 mWiPe13 cm/year

The growth rate shown in the table shows the yearly average increase in girth since the last measurement. This value only gives an indication of the growth rate, since every measurement could be done at slightly different heights and during different periods of the year.

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Photos

The photos are provided by WiPe, and Tim B.

Yew (Taxus baccata) "1722"

St. Peters church, picture by WiPe, 2011-04-24

St. Peters church, picture by Tim B, 2007-04-15

The ancient Tandrigde yew on the cemetery of Tandridge.

St. Peters church, picture by WiPe

Here you can see an example of the fact that the roots of a tree often spread much more than the trunk of the the tree.

St. Peters church, picture by Tim B, 2007-04-15

St. Peters church, picture by Tim B, 2007-04-15

St. Peters church, picture by Tim B, 2007-04-15

St. Peters church, picture by Tim B, 2007-04-15

The very wide base of the trunk of this ancient tree.

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References

Monumental trees in Surrey
Monumental trees in England
Monumental trees in the United Kingdom

 

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