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What is the growth rate of a mature Yew tree?
I know they are slow growing.
In the garden of the house where I was born there is a yew tree. Big tree, girth about 8-10ft at chest level. Haven't measured it but would estimate 50-60ft high. Today I have been given an old photo of the place taken many years ago. I would be interested to know when the photo might have been taken (some decades +/- would do). It appears that the yew has grown taller by about 30ft. Photo is definitely pre 1952. I live with it yet. Lovely tree but very messy. Thanks very much, Nick. |
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What is the growth rate of a mature Yew tree?
On 2014-03-27 20:09:11 +0000, Nick said:
I know they are slow growing. In the garden of the house where I was born there is a yew tree. Big tree, girth about 8-10ft at chest level. Haven't measured it but would estimate 50-60ft high. Today I have been given an old photo of the place taken many years ago. I would be interested to know when the photo might have been taken (some decades +/- would do). It appears that the yew has grown taller by about 30ft. Photo is definitely pre 1952. I live with it yet. Lovely tree but very messy. Thanks very much, Nick. Very messy? I don't see how because they're evergreen and easily clipped into shape once a year, if necessary. What is more, they'll sprout new growth from old wood. Perhaps yours has never been clipped so you mean it's a 'messy' shape? They're not very fast growing but we have a yew hedge here which was put in about 6 years ago and is now clipped to stay at about 6' tall, so they're not so slow as to make them a bad choice. Their eventual height is around 20m, so yours may have reached its full potential which might help you to establish the age of the tree and the photo. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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What is the growth rate of a mature Yew tree?
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2014-03-27 20:09:11 +0000, Nick said: I know they are slow growing. In the garden of the house where I was born there is a yew tree. Big tree, girth about 8-10ft at chest level. Haven't measured it but would estimate 50-60ft high. Today I have been given an old photo of the place taken many years ago. I would be interested to know when the photo might have been taken (some decades +/- would do). It appears that the yew has grown taller by about 30ft. Photo is definitely pre 1952. I live with it yet. Lovely tree but very messy. Thanks very much, Nick. Very messy? I don't see how because they're evergreen and easily clipped into shape once a year, if necessary. What is more, they'll sprout new growth from old wood. Perhaps yours has never been clipped so you mean it's a 'messy' shape? They're not very fast growing but we have a yew hedge here which was put in about 6 years ago and is now clipped to stay at about 6' tall, so they're not so slow as to make them a bad choice. Their eventual height is around 20m, so yours may have reached its full potential which might help you to establish the age of the tree and the photo. -- Thanks Sacha, I love the shape of this tree. AFAIK it has never been clipped. It is situated about 2m from a wall of the farmhouse. Every now and again I trim branches which touch the tiled roof. This tree produces small berries/seeds in abundance. Last weekend I filled a large wheelie bin (can't remember capacity but it was one of the larger ones) to capacity. Ruddy heavy to wheel away but the council green waste blokes emptied it yesterday. This happens 2 or 3 times a year. The berries/seeds block gutters and also block a small gulley that channels rainwater into the stream 3m away. By messy, I mean it creates a great deal of mess. This mess I am still capable of dealing with. As title of op, I would like to ascertain the annual growth rate in order to estimate the age of a photo that is at least 62 years old. All the best, Nick. |
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What is the growth rate of a mature Yew tree?
On 09/04/2014 21:20, Nick wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2014-03-27 20:09:11 +0000, Nick said: I know they are slow growing. In the garden of the house where I was born there is a yew tree. Big tree, girth about 8-10ft at chest level. Haven't measured it but would estimate 50-60ft high. Today I have been given an old photo of the place taken many years ago. I would be interested to know when the photo might have been taken (some decades +/- would do). It appears that the yew has grown taller by about 30ft. Photo is definitely pre 1952. I live with it yet. Lovely tree but very messy. Thanks very much, Nick. Very messy? I don't see how because they're evergreen and easily clipped into shape once a year, if necessary. What is more, they'll sprout new growth from old wood. Perhaps yours has never been clipped so you mean it's a 'messy' shape? They're not very fast growing but we have a yew hedge here which was put in about 6 years ago and is now clipped to stay at about 6' tall, so they're not so slow as to make them a bad choice. Their eventual height is around 20m, so yours may have reached its full potential which might help you to establish the age of the tree and the photo. -- Thanks Sacha, I love the shape of this tree. AFAIK it has never been clipped. It is situated about 2m from a wall of the farmhouse. Every now and again I trim branches which touch the tiled roof. This tree produces small berries/seeds in abundance. Last weekend I filled a large wheelie bin (can't remember capacity but it was one of the larger ones) to capacity. Ruddy heavy to wheel away but the council green waste blokes emptied it yesterday. This happens 2 or 3 times a year. The berries/seeds block gutters and also block a small gulley that channels rainwater into the stream 3m away. By messy, I mean it creates a great deal of mess. This mess I am still capable of dealing with. As title of op, I would like to ascertain the annual growth rate in order to estimate the age of a photo that is at least 62 years old. All the best, Nick. You might find this of interest http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/C...ail/story.html |
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What is the growth rate of a mature Yew tree?
"David Hill" wrote in message ... You might find this of interest http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/C...ail/story.html Thanks David, I wasn't aware of this and will contact them. The bin I recently filled was 240L/110Kgs. Some of it may be of use to them in future. I was very surprised to read that the clippings were previously shredded and used as mulch. Thanks again, Nick. |
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