Trees and tree drawing; . HORSR GHESTNT7T. TREES AND TREE DRAWING. 55 upright spikes of flower must be very carefully indi-cated if the character of the tree is to be preserved,and its leaves are too large and too easily recognizableto permit of their being massed in the way smallerleaves may be treated. There seems some doubt as to when this tree wasfirst grown in England, but it was probably introducedfrom Asia Mnor about 1550. It is rather a tree of thepark than of the wilder woodlands, and is only plantedfor ornamental purposes, its timber and fruit being oflittle or no use. The stem grows
Trees and tree drawing; . HORSR GHESTNT7T. TREES AND TREE DRAWING. 55 upright spikes of flower must be very carefully indi-cated if the character of the tree is to be preserved,and its leaves are too large and too easily recognizableto permit of their being massed in the way smallerleaves may be treated. There seems some doubt as to when this tree wasfirst grown in England, but it was probably introducedfrom Asia Mnor about 1550. It is rather a tree of thepark than of the wilder woodlands, and is only plantedfor ornamental purposes, its timber and fruit being oflittle or no use. The stem grows fairly straight to a good height,diminishing noticeably where it throws out a largelimb. The bark is smooth when young, becomingin age furrowed and somewhat scaly. It has sometimesyoung shoots starting from the base of the trunk. Although the branching of the final twigs is horizontal,the tree in winter has a rather clumsy appearance fromthe way in which the main branches, after first rising,dip considerably and then tur
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