Defynnog Yew
The Defynnog Yew ( cy, Ywen Defynnog) (SN9253027960) is one of a group of ancient yews (''Taxus baccata'') in the churchyard of Cynog ap Brychan, St Cynog's Church, which serves the parish and the village of Defynnog, Powys, Wales. Defynnog is located close to Sennybridge, about ten miles west of Brecon, within the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog). The Defynnog Yews This group of four ancient yews lies within the churchyard, the oldest aged by one assessment at 3018 years. It grows from a mound measuring 8m across and 1m high and forms nine distinct stems that grow from a base which has an overall circumference of 11m, or 36 feet. The second yew growing on the north side of the church lies 5m to its west. Although shown to be genetically identical, such a distance makes it highly unlikely that they are fragments of what was once a single tree. The second yew has possibly layered from a pendulous branch (see video) of the larger one; yews quite often layer from br ...
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The Defynnog Yew Trees, Powys, Wales
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