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| Rydal Hall Chestnut, Rydal | ||
| Rydal Hall Chestnut | ||
| site name:- | Rydal Hall | |
| locality:- | Rydal | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tree | |
| locality type:- | sweet chestnut | |
| coordinates:- | NY36760639 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3606 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa; probably planted 400 years ago, before the present
hall was built. |
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| This species was introduced to England by the Romans, from SE Europe and Asia. It
was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
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| The bark grows in a net pattern with deep fissures that spiral up the trunk. |
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