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Pear
Bryn-Y-Gwenin, Monmouthshire
Recorded by: Doug Lloyd, As an individual
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
By a footpath west of Llanvetherine, this immense and hollow Pear (Pyrus communis subsp. sativa) was first recorded and measured by Doug Lloyd in 2018, and became the largest known in Wales or England. Though probably planted as part of an orchard, its original name is lost in time, and the Welsh Perry and Cider Society has renamed it the Sant Gwytherin Pear (after the patron saint of the village). Scions of ‘Sant Gwytherin’ now commercially available.
- Species:
- Pear
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.25m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Monmouthshire
- Country:
- Wales
- Grid reference:
- SO3548417184
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Hedgerow, Bridlepath / footpath, Historic park and garden
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Pear
Bryn-Y-Gwenin, Monmouthshire
Recorded by: Doug Lloyd, As an individual
- Species:
- Pear
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.25m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood in the crown, Hollow trunk - with holes <15cm, Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 186178
- Local or historic name:
- --
- Tag number:
- County:
- Monmouthshire
- Country:
- Wales
- Grid reference:
- SO3548417184
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Hedgerow, Bridlepath / footpath, Historic park and garden
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Doug Lloyd
- Recording organisation:
- As an individual
- Last visited:
- 15/08/2018
- First recorded:
- 15/08/2018
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