CHAP. CV. CORYLA‘CEH. CASTA‘NEA. 2001 
—— of a mile long, consisting of 300 chestnut trees, 
which average 48 ft. in height, with trunks about 6 ft. in 
diameter. In Wiltshire, at Wardour Castle, 40 years 
planted, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and 
of the head 36 ft—North of London. In Berkshire, at 
Bearwood, 16 years planted, it is 35 ft. high, diameter of 
the trunk 9in., and of the head 18 ft. In Denbighshire, 
at Kinmel Park, it is 40 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 6 ft, 
and of the head 36ft. In Gloucestershire, at Chipping ~ 
Campden, it is 77 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 6 ft. 
10in.; at Norton House, it is 96 ft. high, with a trunk 8 ft. 
in circumference. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, are 
some very remarkable chestnuts; one of which is 80 ft. 
high, diameter of the trunk 8 ft. Gin., and of the head 
112 ft.! This is probably the largest chestnut in England. 
There is another chestnut at Croft Castle, which is 78 ft. 
high, diameter of the trunk 8 ft., and of the head 81 ft, 
and others of nearly equal dimensions. At Stoke Edith 
Park, in the same county, is a chestnut 60 ft. high, dia- 
meter of the trunk 5ft. In Hertfordshire, at Cheshunt, 
the sweet chestnut, only 6 years planted, is 16 ft. high, ' 
diameter of the trunk 2ft, and of the head 10ft. In WW 
Leicestershire, at Belvoir €astle, 21 years planted, it is Bry 
40 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 1 ft., and of the head oe EE \ 
13,ft.; at Doddington Park, 70 yo planted, it is 77 ft. 1926 
high, diameter of the trunk 7 ft. 6in., and of the head 43ft. In Nottinghamshire, at Thoresby 
Park, is a very remarkable tree, 100 years old, and 70 ft. high, with a trunk only 11 ft. in circum- 
ference at the ground, but with a clear upright bole, perfectly free from branches, to the height of 
50 ft. In Oxfordshire, at Tew Park, 16 years planted, it is 44ft. high. In Staffordshire, at Teddesley 
Park, 14 years planted, it is 30 ft. high, diameter of the trunk Qin., and of the head 14ft. In Suffolk, 
at Shrubland Park, it is 66ft. high, diameter of the trunk 11 ft. 4in., and of the head 66ft. In 
Yorkshire, at Grimston, 11 years planted, it is 45 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 7in., and that 
of the head 18 ft. 
Castanea vésca in Scotland. Near Edinburgh, at Gosford House, 30 years planted, it is 20 ft. high, 
the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 4in., with a widely spreading head; at Newbattle Abbey it is 60 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 7 ft., and that of the head 70 ft. ; at Barnton House, 90 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and that of the head 48 ft. ; at Hopetoun House, 100 years planted, it is 
75 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 4in., and that of the head 50 ft.; at Moredun, it is 70 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 5 ft., and of the head 58 ft.—South of Edinburgh. In Ayrshire, at 
Doonholm, 70 years planted, it is 55 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 32 ft.; at 
Blair, 100 years old, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 5 ft., and that of the head 22 ft. ; at 
Auchincruive, 120 years old, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 5ft. In the Stewartry of 
Kirkcudbright, at St. Mary’s Isle, it is 48 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 5ft., and of the head 
60 ft. In Haddingtonshire, at Tynningham, it is 49 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 8in., and 
that of the head 60 ft. In Renfrewshire, at Erskine House, it is 60ft. h gh, the diameter of the 
trunk 3ft. 2in. ; at Bothwell Castle, it is 68 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 5ft., and that of the 
head 60 ft. — North of eee an In Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, it is 64 ft. high, the diameter of 
the trunk 2 ft. 8 in., and that of the head 40 ft. In the Isle of Bute, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of 
the trunk 4 ft., and that of the head 70 ft. ; at Cullen House, 80 years old, it is 51 ft. high, the dia- 
meter of the trunk 3 ft. 4in., and of the head 56 ft. In Cromarty, at Castle Send, 200 years old, it is 
90 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk § ft. Gin. and that of the head 180 ft. : by far the largest chest- 
nut tree in Scotland. In Forfarshire, at Co,urtachy Castle, 102 years old, it is 45ft. high, the dia- 
meter of trunk 3 ft., and of the head 48 ft. In Perthshire, at Kinfauns Castle, it is 68 ft. high, diameter 
of the trunk 5ft. 6 in. and of the head 45ft. This tree has a clear stem of 30 ft.; and is one of the 
chestnuts mentioned by Dr. Walker in an early statistical account of Scotland. At Taymouth, 80 
years planted, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft. Gin., and of the head 50ft.; at Lawers, it 
is 71 ft. high, and the diameter of the trunk 4ft. 6in. In Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, it is 55 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft. Gin., and that of the head 50 ft.; at Castle Head, it is 18 ft. in 
circumference. In Stirlingshire, at Airthrey Castle, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft., 
and that of the head 39 ft. ; at Bannockburn Wood, 120 years old, it is 76 ft. high, the diameter of 
the trunk 6 ft., and of the head 70 ft. ; and at Sauchie, 90 years old, it is 93 ft. high, diameter of the 
trunk 4 ft., and of the head 60 ft. 
Castanea vésca in Ireland. In the environs of Dublin, in the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, 35 years 
janted, it is 35 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 6in., and that of the head 30 ft.—South of 
ublin. In the county of Cork, at Castle Freke, it is 44 ft. high. In King’s County, at Charleville 
Forest, 45 years planted, it is 85 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 8in., and of the head 30 ft. 
In Kilkenny, at Borris, it is 53 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 6ft., and that of the head 70 ft. — 
North of Dublin. In Down, at Ballyleady, 60 years ss it is 38 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 
2 ft, 4in., and of the head 51 ft. In Fermanagh, at Florence Court, 45 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, 
the diameter of the trunk 7 ft., and of the head 20 ft. ; another, 160 years old, is 83 ft. high, diameter 
of the trunk 4ft., with a clear bole 28ft. high. In Sligo, at Mackree Castle, it is 50 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 3 ft. Gin., and that of the head 41 ft.; in Tyrone, at Baron’s Court, 40 sane 
 e—agzad it is 35 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 6 ft. 9in., and the diameter of the head 
ft. 
Castanea vésca in Foreign Countries. Yn France, near Nantes, it is 100 years old, and 80 ft. high ; 
at Colombe, near Metz, 60 years old, it is 39 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft., and that of the 
head 50ft.; in the Botanic Garden at Avranches, 22 years planted, it is 40 ft. high, the diameter of 
the trunk 1ft. 3in., and that of the head 29ft. In Hanover, in the Gottingen Botanic Garden, 
20 years planted, it is from 20 ft. to 25ft. high. In Cassel, at Wilhelmshoe, 40 years planted, it is 
tale 16 ft. high, with a trunk 1ft. in diameter. In Austria, at Vienna, in the University Botanic 
Garden, 36 years old, it is 24ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1ft., and of the head 20f\ In 
Bavaria, at iunich, in the English Garden, 30 years old, it is 20 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 
4in., and of the head 8ft. In Prussia, in Berlin, at Sans Souci, 45 years old, it is 40 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 9in., and of the head 7 ft. In Sweden, at Lund, in the Botanic Garden, it 
is 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft. 6in., and that of the space covered by the br es 
36 ft. In Italy, in Lombardy, at Monza, 50 years old, it is 84 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 
7 ft. Gin., and the diameter of the head 45 ft. 
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