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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 170
 Date Entered 26/03/2011
 Updated on 04/11/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Tree/Shrub Record
 Record Type Botanical HER
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 16/10/2010
 Location Richmond, Applegarth, Deepdale Lower Scar
 Civil Parish Not known
 Brit. National Grid NZ 1291 0196
 Altitude 275m
 Geology The Main Limestone.
 Record Name Applegarth. Deepdale Lower Scar. Yew on edge of Scar.
 Record Description Stunted female yew at the top edge of Deepdale Lower Scar which is the limestone cliff on the eastern side of Deepdale, at the junction between Deepdale and Whitcliffe Scar. This Scar supports a fine population of yews, together with ash, hazel, rowan, blackthorn, hawthorn. The yews in particular are of interest in that they are predominately female, at one count of 22 yews no less than 19 were female, one male and two inaccessible. This prompts the question whether these trees are clones.
 Dimensions See photos
 Geographical area Lower Swaledale
 Tree Site ID 168
 Additional Notes This beautiful, small but ancient yew is characterictic of the yew trees of Swaledale which grow in the most exposed situation- at the top edge of westerly facing limestone cliffs or Scars. These trees grow extremely slowly, so slow in periods of cold years, that the tree rings are so narrow that they cannot be seperated one from another with the naked eye.
 Image 1 ID 517         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Deepdale Lower Scar. Stunted female yew at top edge of the cliff.
 Image 2 ID 519         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Deepdale Lower Scar. Stunted female yew at top edge of the cliff. Detail
 Image 3 ID 518         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Deepdale Lower Scar. Stunted female yew at top edge of the cliff. detail.
 Image 4 ID 520         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Deepdale Lower Scar. Stunted female yew at top edge of the cliff. detail.
 
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