SYCAMORES IN SCOTLAND. 



Sycamore — cunt i nurd. 



a 



01 



"o 





50 



50 

 70 



97 



Kt. in 

 15 



12 



Present 



{'iinmift'iiiicc of 



Trunk ;it 



1 foot. 



20 



10 



25 



9 



7 



20 



8 6 



21 6 



17 



10 



70 14 6 



23 



40 10 



Ft. in, 

 15 2 



3 feet. 



21 



18 



18 4 



17 5 

 15 3 



18 4 



12 3 



17 



19 11 



17 7 



29 



14 6 



Ft. in. 



10 10 



5 feet. 



13 



J't. in. 

 13 



17 4 

 12 3 

 10 10 



9 8 



7 9 



8 8 

 10 9 



8 6 



13 



18 



13 4 



12 5 

 11 10 



13 3 



10 2 



11 10 



15 6 



13 4 



16 



13 



Any forniur 



ruconlud 



Mi'iisurcnionts uiul 



Uiites. 



Year. 



Atl 

 F'oot. 



1863 



Ft. in. 



1863 



1773 



At 3 



Feet. 



t- o u 



Or— ^ 



7i o O 



a -^ a 



-'Cm 



5-« 



Ft. in. Ft. in 



15 6 



74 



70 



00 



48 



13 



8 9 



81 



70 



REMARKS. 



(Remarkably dense foliage. 

 '( stiuids in front of stal)Ies. 

 (A niDKniflcent tree, oteiipy- 

 inn aliout 500 sq. yds. of 

 ( Ki'ii'ind. 

 A very Iiandsome specimen. 



Sycamore urows freely in 

 this situation, near tlie 

 sea-level, and tliere are 

 many trees of Krcat a'j:e. 

 Those recorded in this 

 Table are a very fair avci - 

 a^'e of many otlu'rs oi] the 

 estate. There are some 

 similar trees about In- 

 veraray Castle. 



(Showing symptoms of de- 



■( cay. 



(Divides into two stems 

 '( (very large) at 9 ft. 

 A very hand.some tree. 

 Do. do. 



The " Dool Tree." 



Grows near Cassillis IToiise. 

 Grows near the stables. 

 (A very huge tree. Over- 

 '( hangs the chapel in part. 



( Recorded by Prof. Walker 

 •' in 1773, and was .50 ft. in 

 ( height. 



(Grows 1.50 yards N.E. from 

 ( the Castle. 



I Is called "the Hopehead 

 Tree," and is a sort of 

 ! landmark. Isaconii)lete 

 ; musliroomin appearance, 

 I wit li short stem and round 

 head. 



Thriving at such an altitude. 



/Growing behind mansion- 

 ) house. Very thic solid 

 "j and good trees. The date 

 ( on mansion is 1600. 



!- Fine park tree specimens. 



Growing out of the base of 

 a cross at the ruins of 

 (leeve Abbey, an old Cis- 

 tercian monastery, and 

 neai- a very handsome 

 wahnit tree. 



