Notes — Buckland 195 



that the tree consists of a short trunk, branching 

 into three main arms ; the whole not exceeding in 

 height, to the extreme top of the branches, more 

 than about 25 or 30 feet.' 



It was struck by lightning at the same time 

 that the church was struck, many years ago. The 

 only other instance of a yew having been thus 

 injured is one of a group standing in a field just 

 under Box Hill. It 'still stretches its gaunt withered 

 arms against the sky, like some weather-beaten 

 sign-post marking the way to Canterbury.'^ 



Two good plates of the tree are given in the 

 Gardeners Chronicle, May i, 1880. 



In the year 1880 the tree was removed to a 

 distance of 60 yards. The trunk had been so split 

 that it had a direction nearly parallel to the soil, 

 ' This huge tree was removed with a ball of soil 

 round its roots, 16 feet 5 inches by 15 feet 8 inches 

 and 3 feet 6 inches in depth ; the total weight of the 

 mass was estimated at fifty-six tons.' 



The dimensions of this tree were as follows : — 

 circumference of main trunk, 22 feet ; of the upright 

 portion of the trunk, 6 feet 10 inches ; of the second 

 horizontal trunk, 10 feet 10 inches ; of the south 

 limb forking off from the main trunk, 7 feet 10 

 inches ; of the west limb forking off at 9 feet 

 from the main trunk, 8 feet 8 inches ; extent of 

 branches from centre of main trunk southwards, 



* Notes on the Pilgrii/i's IVay. 



