SPANISH CHESTNUTS IN SCOTLAND. 



63 



Spanish Chestnut {Castanea Vesca). 



Height 

 of Tree 

 in Feet 



Length 



of 

 Bole. 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 3 feet. 5 feet, 



Any former 



recorded 



Measurements and 



Dates. 



Date. 



At 1 

 Foot. 



At 3 

 Feet. 



■ , ° a 



S a» S 

 S ^ « 



5"« 



REMARKS. 



Ft. in. 



41 



ei 



60 



60 



60 



60 



50 



45 



75 



Ft. in. 



65 

 60 



40 



70 



68 



65 



70 



70 



65 



70 



35 



60 



60 



80 



83 



85 



35 

 30 

 36 

 40 



27 

 9 



35 



40 



35 

 40 

 40 



36 



22 



12 

 20 



2-5 



Ft. in. 



15 'o 

 15 1 



13 3 



13 



12 6 

 11 6 

 10 9 



13 



17 



14 10 



20 5 



15 6 

 12 1 

 11 2 

 10 5 

 9 11 

 9 8 



18 8 



19 



16 



26 6 



19 2 



18 



24 2 



19 



17 3 

 17 6 



• • 



10 



n. in 



12 3 



12 2 



12 



12 



11 6 

 10 4 



8 10 



12 3 



15 



16 6 

 18 3 



22 4 



Ft. in 



10 



9 6 



9 8 



9 6 



7 6 



12 



15 



12 3 



14 8 



15 9 



17 5 



17 7 



15 10 



16 



14 6 



10 3 



9 8 



8 7 



8 6 



8 2 



14 6 



17 2 

 12 10 



19 2 



15 11 



16 9 



19 4 



17 11 



15 9 



16 5 



20 8 

 8 6 



1875 



Ft. in. 



26 4 



Ft. in 



Ft. in 



1862 



15 



14 



12 3 

 12 

 14 6 



14 



55 



18 5 



18 8 

 15 



14 



15 6 



42 



72 

 68 



Fine specimens resembling 

 the oak, and mistaken for 

 that tree by not a few 

 The larger trunks are 

 twisted in the bark like 

 a screw, and only one ap 

 pears to be shaken. 



( This tree is 13 ft. 6 in. at 15 



\ ft. from ground. 



/There are twenty-five Span- 

 I ish chestnuts at Taymouth 

 -f very healthy. The three 

 i given are the largest 

 v. girths. 



"Very picturesque. 



\ These form part of, and are 

 the largest trees in a group 

 of nineteen Spanish chest 

 nuts. The details of each 

 are given in the diagram 

 in the Beport. 



f A splendid tree, growing 

 \ near the chapel. 



{In avenue, west of house, 

 and is a short tree, with 

 huge limbs requiring 

 propping. 

 (■This tree is a good deal 

 I decayed. (Growing in 

 ( washing-green.) 

 In 1862, 74 ft. high, and 13 

 ft. 10 in. at 6 ft. up. A 

 noble specimen. 

 In 1862, 75 ft. high, and 16 

 ft. 7 in. at ground. Very 

 vigorous, though showing 

 ^ signs of decay. 

 ' In 1S(!2, height 80 ft., 19 ft. 

 girth at 3 ft. Appears 

 quite vigorous. Supposed 

 , age 270 years. 



Very picturesque. 



In 1867, 20 ft. at 5 ft. from 

 ground. A magnificent 

 tree, with splendid bole. 



Very vigorous. 



