How old are yew?

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nigelswift Sep 14, 2005 09:11:13
Replying to Mr Hamhead

if it had been cut back at an earlier age would it not now by wider than if it had been left togrow natural?

I don't know, but I suppose coppicing would only be possible when it was young, and since the slowest growth is in old age any alteration to size would be have only a marginal influence on it's apparent age.

J jimit
jimit Sep 14, 2005 09:57:37
Replying to nigelswift

Not quite so sure about that Nigel. I've cut back an old Yew hedge almost to the ground and the new growth is just as vigorous as a young sapling. I don't think that the age of the rootstock determines the rate of growth.

Jim.