Thread: Tree id please.
View Single Post
  #5   Report Post  
Old 30-11-2008, 06:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Rusty_Hinge[_2_] Rusty_Hinge[_2_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,097
Default Tree id please.

The message
from Gopher contains these words:
In message
,
aquachimp writes
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d9d72x&s=4
I took this photo last August on the grounds of Blarney castle, Co.
Cork, Ireland.
It's quite a good sized tree, I just don't have the full tree in a
photo.
I've been asked several times what it is .

Also, I noticed whilst there that they do have several plants labelled
(but alas, not that one perhaps). For when I next go back (I'm in
Belgium) does anyone know of the existence of a sort of plants map for
the grounds of Blarney Castle?

Thanks in advance.


What sized pic did you put up FGS? It's taken five minutes to load - so
far - at 45 Kbps

general or is slow loading usual for tinypic.com? /general

Could it perhaps be a Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa) which is not
unknown in Ireland?


Leaves of the tree in the pic are pinnate - it looks more like a walnut
to me, though the leaves seem overlarge for that. Leaves are not deeply
serrated enough for sweet (Spanish) chestnut, whose leaves are single,
and sweet chestnut's are more of a viridian tint.

Can't comment about it's wingnutness as I haven't met this one.

--
Rusty
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk
Separator in search of a sig