Managing your yew tree

An introduction to managing a yew tree by We Love Yew. Skip to a section:
00:21 - Importance and features of yews
03:38 - The Mass:Energy ratio and sympathetic care
05:43 - Mulching
08:44 - Ivy management
09:30 - Assessing risks and stabilising
12:09 - Propping and bracing
14:22 - Legal protection
15:23 - Caring for yews
15:48 - Summary
For more detailed videos on caring for veteran trees, watch the VETREE videos at ancienttreeforum.co.uk
Search for ancient, veteran and notable yews on the Ancient Yew Group gazetteer: ancient-yew.org/gazetteer.php
Presented by Russell Ball
Filmed and edited by garrybrown.tv
Produced as part of We Love Yew, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
weloveyew.org
By The Conservation Foundation, 2015.
conservationfoundation.co.uk
For further information on caring for your yew visit:
Ancient Yew Group: ancient-yew.org
Ancient Tree Forum: ancienttreeforum.co.uk
Caring for Gods Acre: caringforgodsacre.org.uk
Arboricultural Association: trees.org.uk
Consulting Arborist Society: tree-expert-finder.co.uk
International Society of Arboriculture: isa-arbor.com