spanish chestnut การใช้

• Within the grounds of the hall there is a notable Spanish chestnut tree which is thought to be over 300 years old.
• The forest was predominantly formed by oak and beech, though second growth in the lower slopes has favoured the aggressively re-seeding Spanish chestnut.
• The grounds contain several Spanish chestnut trees planted in 1815 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo, which began to die off in more recent years.
• In the 19th century, the park was filled with deciduous trees, including oak, beech, wych elm, horse chestnuts and Spanish chestnuts, and some crab apples.
• The theatre underwent a small renovation in 1970, with the auditorium repainted from its old Wedgewood blue, white and gold to the new Spanish Chestnut red, white and gold.
• When Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet resurrected the landscaping projects at Killerton, James introduced many of his own ideas and working methods, and some of the mature Spanish chestnuts and beech trees on the estate are a testament to this work.
• Higher up above the village on Bellevue Hill, is Kindlestown Wood where the variety of trees include oak, walnut, ash, elm, holly, hazel, hawthorn, beech, sycamore, elder, maple, Spanish chestnut and a variety of conifers.
• Other defensive measures include the iron grilles which remain on some lower windows, and numerous splayed gun loops and Spanish chestnuts, said to have been planted by John of Killin in 1556, to mark the confirmation of his acquisition of Castle Leod by Mary Queen of Scots.