SPANISH CHESTNUTS IN SCOTLAND. 



67 



Spanish Chestnut — continued. 



Height 

 of Tree 

 in Feet 



Ft. in. 



SO 



70 



70 



45 



40 



CO 



05 



75 



80 



71 

 CO 



50 



73 3 



75 



CO 



CO 



SO 



85 



75 



70 



70 



40 



55 



50 



50 



87 



S3 



Lengtli 



of 

 Bole. 



Ft. in. 



5 



24 

 10 



30 



25 



3 



39 



41 



49 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 



Ft. in. 



22 9 



17 6 



17 10 



21 8 



10 9 



17 9 



16 



26 3 



27 



18 6 



18 9 



25 6 



16 3 



15 8 



14 



11 



16 9 



17 



15 2 

 13 1 



12 9 



12 10 



8 11 



8 3 



7 



19 8 



18 



3 feet. 



Ft. in. 



16 9 



13 10 



14 1 



19 



16 



5 feet. 



Ft. in. 



16 



12 5 



11 10 



16 6 



7 2 



14 9 



14 4 



17 10 

 17 



15 8 



12 6 



21 6 



14 



13 4 



10 6 



9 5 



13 6 



13 1 



10 11 



10 3 



11 



7 

 7 4 



5 9 



16 2 

 13 



Any former 



recorded 



Measurements and 



Dates. 



Date. 



1862 

 1862 



1862 



1862 



Atl 



Foot. 



Ft. in, 



At 3 

 Feet. 



-I O (U 



e <u S 



Ft. in. 



13 

 17 



12 



3 6 



Ft. in. 



70 



60 



15 6 



EEMARKS. 



an 1871, 22 ft. 5 in. at 1 ft., 

 and 14 ft. 6 in. at 5 ft. 

 Girthed at ground in 1862, 

 23 ft. 10 in. and 15 ft. 9 

 in. at 3 ft. Girtlied at 

 ground in 1871, 24 ft. 11 

 in. and 16 ft. at 3 ft. 

 Quite liealthy and vigorous. 

 Do. do. 



Do. 



do. 



Quite vigorous. 



{Branches into four or five 

 limbs near ground, and 

 each limb measures 5 and 

 7 ft. girth. Branches 

 cover an area of 900 square 

 yards of ground. 

 ( Quite healthy, and making 

 ( wood. 



j Near the abbey and the old 

 ( beech tree. 



f In "lime-tree vi^alk." , Both 

 I very vigorous. 



Very luxm-iant in growth 



In robust health. ' 



Gu'ths 27 ft. 3 in. at base 



Has lost some heavy limbs 



{Divides at 10 ft. into two 

 massive Imibs 9 ft. and 

 7 ft. 6 in. gh'ths respec- 

 tively. " Stag-headed." , 



Quite vigorous. 



Thriving. 



{Growing very well, and 

 making good progress 

 within influence of sea- 

 breeze. Depth of good 

 soil fosters the increase 

 in bulk of wood here, 

 more than at other east 

 coast places with less 

 depth of good soil. 

 I Branches into two limbs at 

 J 3 ft. up. These girth 7 

 1 ft. 11 in. and 7 ft. 5 in. 

 \ respectively. 

 Very vigorous and health)'. 

 Do. do. 



("Tliis and other Spanish 

 \ chestnuts hero axe only 

 (. 50 yeai's old. _,-. 



} Splendid trees growing near 

 each other on the face of 

 a steep bank near Yester 

 House. 



