Rate of Growth 



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Of these trees, the first is completely over- 

 shadowed by a large beech-tree, and is on a dry 

 rocky site. They all show a very slow rate of 

 increase. 



The Table shows an almost complete cessation 

 of growth from November to March. 



A yew-tree at Wellow, East Somerset, was 

 planted in 1834 and was then 'the size of a finger.' 

 It measured in 1882, 38-5 inches; in 1896, 437 

 inches (I. B.). 



The growth of this yew has been about 42 inches 

 of circumference in sixty- two years, and 5*2 inches 

 in the last fourteen. ' It does not look a very 

 thrifty tree.' 



The increase is at the rate of 14 inches of 

 diameter in sixty-two years. 



In the following Table examples are given of 

 the best instances of known age in England : 



Rate of Growth in Young Trees. 



Planted. Diameter. 



Tytherly . . . .120 years 2*0 feet 



Basildon . . . 163 2*1 ,, 



Gresford , 120 ,, r8 



