That old chestnut tree was more than 300 years old - Harringay online2024-03-28T23:55:11Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/that-old-chestnut-tree-more-than-300-years-old?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell covered Hugh, hopefully…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-24:844301:Comment:15254382023-01-24T17:56:32.950ZJohn Shulverhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/John_Shulver
<p>Well covered Hugh, hopefully that old tree will have been recorded in photos down the years so it's memory remains to an extent. I would've passed it by a multitude of times in my younger years in Harringay but probably, sadly hardly have given it a thought. If only I knew then what I know (and value) now........... ! I often think "if only trees could talk ".</p>
<p>Well covered Hugh, hopefully that old tree will have been recorded in photos down the years so it's memory remains to an extent. I would've passed it by a multitude of times in my younger years in Harringay but probably, sadly hardly have given it a thought. If only I knew then what I know (and value) now........... ! I often think "if only trees could talk ".</p> Hopefully the council found a…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-22:844301:Comment:15251162023-01-22T09:38:27.701ZCemhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Cem
<p>Hopefully the council found a use for all that wood. Chestnut isn't cheap to buy!</p>
<p>Hopefully the council found a use for all that wood. Chestnut isn't cheap to buy!</p> This is obviously sad to see…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-22:844301:Comment:15251762023-01-22T09:26:51.082ZDenise Floreyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/DeniseFlorey
<p>This is obviously sad to see such an old tree fall, but seems like it lived it's life. Thanks Hugh for the information and background rather than just that a tree has gone. </p>
<p>This is obviously sad to see such an old tree fall, but seems like it lived it's life. Thanks Hugh for the information and background rather than just that a tree has gone. </p> Good to know it. Thank you, L…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15248992023-01-21T21:02:32.901ZSabrinahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Sabrina797
<p>Good to know it. Thank you, Liz!0</p>
<p>Good to know it. Thank you, Liz!0</p> What a wonder!tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15251082023-01-21T20:58:41.095ZSabrinahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Sabrina797
<p>What a wonder!</p>
<p>What a wonder!</p> No doubt. And not only nearby…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15251062023-01-21T19:22:38.107ZAlan Swannhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Alanswann
<p>No doubt. And not only nearby. I find squirrel_buried seedlings in plant pots and flower beds in my garden every year, even in troughs 20 feet above ground level. The nearest chestnut is a good 75 metres away! </p>
<p>No doubt. And not only nearby. I find squirrel_buried seedlings in plant pots and flower beds in my garden every year, even in troughs 20 feet above ground level. The nearest chestnut is a good 75 metres away! </p> Horse chestnut trees are not…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15251002023-01-21T19:16:20.387ZLizhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Liz
<p>Horse chestnut trees are not terribly long-lived trees. They last <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/horse-chestnut/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">about 300 years</a> so it appears to have been able to live out its full life. Logs and wood removed will continue to be a home for many species but the tree itself was at the end of its days. We can be thankful and grateful that it stood giving shade and a refuge for so long in…</p>
<p>Horse chestnut trees are not terribly long-lived trees. They last <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/horse-chestnut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about 300 years</a> so it appears to have been able to live out its full life. Logs and wood removed will continue to be a home for many species but the tree itself was at the end of its days. We can be thankful and grateful that it stood giving shade and a refuge for so long in Harringay. Let us hope it had many offspring. As Hugh points out, it most certainly has one standing nearby.</p> I saw it a few days ago, too…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15251562023-01-21T19:07:15.878ZSabrinahttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Sabrina797
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<li>I saw it a few days ago, too; what a terribly destructive act.</li>
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<li>I saw it a few days ago, too; what a terribly destructive act.</li>
</ul> From the two patches of dark…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15248422023-01-21T17:42:37.496ZAlan Swannhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Alanswann
<p>From the two patches of dark straining visible in the photo the heartwood was rotting so it was in danger of toppling or limbs snapping ie it was becoming dangerous.</p>
<p>From the two patches of dark straining visible in the photo the heartwood was rotting so it was in danger of toppling or limbs snapping ie it was becoming dangerous.</p> So it stood there for over 30…tag:harringayonline.com,2023-01-21:844301:Comment:15248362023-01-21T17:34:58.380ZPat Devereauxhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/PatDevereaux
<p>So it stood there for over 300 years and what was the reason it was cut down?</p>
<p>So it stood there for over 300 years and what was the reason it was cut down?</p>