May 13th. The chestnut spikes are out and the tree looking glorious. You really need to click on this pic and see it full size. This is a remarkable tree.
May 8. Spikes out not quite so far.
April the beginning of the leaves.
Close up of the flowers. Those tiny green balls will eventually become conkers I imagine.
The flowers and the leaves. See how the leaves are starting to look tough and high-summery. There is a whole essay on chestnut leaves in the Penguin edition of Hopkins poems. They always have 7 leaflets he says (I'm not sure he's right, but they normally do). Anyway here is an essay on Hopkin's essay that I found on the net.
Anyway the may blossom (hawthorne) is amazing in the forest this year so I must include a pic. You suddenly come across them blazing white as you walk through the forest.
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Your tree is a fine looking Horse Chestnut. It looks great with so many flowers!
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