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Yew Growth Rate
dmassphoto:
Just out of curiosity, I was wondering how long it took for an English or Italian Yew tree to grow to get to the point where medieval tradesmen judge it good enough to cut down? I know they were supposed to grow straight and slow in high altitudes, but nothing I've seen specifies how old they were or how high they grew.
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Davepim:
There may be a certain amount of leeway but I know that for high altitude Yew, trees about 80 years old are ideal for harvesting - trunk is about 6-8" in diameter at this stage.
Dave
dmassphoto:
Ahh, ok. Not as much as I thought, then. For some reason, I was thinking around 400yrs! :D
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: Davepim on March 11, 2010, 05:26:17 am ---There may be a certain amount of leeway but I know that for high altitude Yew, trees about 80 years old are ideal for harvesting - trunk is about 6-8" in diameter at this stage.
Dave
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Doesn't sound quite right to me. That would mean 30 rings/inch at best
Keenan:
Around this part of the country an eight inch high elevation tree (above 4500') would be around 300-400 years old. Even a small 3-4 inch tree at high elev. is quite old.
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