WALNUT TEEES IN SCOTLAND. 



207 



Walnut {Jurjlans Regia). 



©02 



w. 



s. 



s.w. 



Sheltered. 



S.W. 



W. 

 E. 



Height Length 

 of Tree of Bole 

 in Feet in Feet 



Ft. in, 



55 



63 



70 



66 



48 



52 



65 



56 



80 



60 



70 



65 



48 



50 



75 



74 



60 



80 



55 



78 



70 



80 



75 



60 



73 



50 



45 



73 



71 



65 



72 

 55 

 50 

 53 

 80 

 45 

 40 



50 



37 



Ft. in. 

 8 



short. 

 11 



5 6 



8 

 7 



15'"o 



13 



12 



13 

 9 

 9 



17 



6 



20 



18 



12 



37 



5 



18 



15 



13 



25 



20 



15 



12 



30 



25 

 15 

 18 



7 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 



3 feet. I 5 feet. , -> 



^"^ on 



Jh ® ® 



-•^ ^ o 



2 o a 



^ « c3 

 •-■ -7-. M 



Ft. in. 



9 5 



15 2 



14 3 



13 8 



9 5 



17 



17 7 



11 11 



13 9 



13 7 



10 8 



26 



10 



6 



13 



16 



23 



10 9 



10 1 



13 6 



9 5 



13 10 



14 3 



13 9 



14 6 



8 3 



7 10 



16 1 



18 2 



15 4 



11 3 



12 



13 9 



13 7 



10 8 



8 11 



14 

 7 3 



8 8 



23 



8 9 



13 10 



17 3 



53 - 



Ft. in j Ft. in. Ft. in. 

 8 4 



13 



12 2 



13 4 



6 3 



15 7 



16 2 



10 8 

 12 4 



11 4 



9 

 21 



8 



5 



11 8 

 14 6 



14 2 



9 3 



8 4 



12 3 



12 11 



8 6 



11 6 



10 6 



10 3 

 12 3 



5 11 



6 1 

 10 3 



16 1 



11 



8 4 



11 8 



11 6 



13 9 



9 2 

 6 9 



13 10 



5 8 



207 



66 

 99 



63 



75 



ee:marks. 



/^Growing on the most westerly 



J point of the mainland of Scot- 

 land where trees grow, but is 



V, now in a decaying condition. 



J Hooped together with ti'on bauds. 



( Contains about 200 ft. of timber. 

 Fell in gale of 26th Feb. 1882. 



(In 1838, girthed 9 ft. 6 in. at 5 ft. 



( A very handsome specimen. 

 This tree had originally branched 

 off into two large limbs at bh ft. 

 from the base, and from "the 

 fork the trunk has now split 

 down to the root, but both 

 heads are quite \igorous and in 

 full foliage. 



^The last remaining of a fine group. 

 J. It is considerably decayed, but 

 ( still fruiting. 



(One of seventeen still remaining 

 '( of a fine walnut avenue here. 



A very handsome specimen. 

 ( Inside quite hollow, but top 

 ) vigorous. 



A very magnificent tree. 

 (Divides at 6 ft. into three large 

 < limbs. This tree is mentioned 

 ( by Dr Walker in 1790. 



Blown down Feb. 1882. 



At west gateway of old Priory. 



(Supposed to be one of finest in 



( Scotland. 



/'Two magnificent walnut trees 

 were blown down here in gale 

 of Oct. 14, ISSl. Each tree 

 contained from 9 to 10 tons of 

 timber, and they were sold for 

 upwards of £50 sterling, for 



l^ cabinet-work and gun-stocks. 



(Grows on west side of old Xorman 

 \ keep. 



Have stood in ohl castle garden. 

 In stalile orchard. 



/This tree has had to be taken 

 ' down, beingquitedead this year 

 (1883). Many more fine wal- 

 nuts here. 



I 



(Stands in iiuaint < 

 ( yard of Kirkconnel. 

 J A very vigorous and 



'( tn«> 



Id church- 

 handsome 



