Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 31535 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 159.03 FAGACEAE Castanea sativa | Entry Book Number | 17.1910 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United Kingdom | TDWG Region | United Kingdom | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Great Britain, Kent, Cobham Estate | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: User: Man | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Darnley The Earl of | Donor No | 40 | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: South Europe, North Africa, & Orient. Grown on heavy loam on the Cobham Estate, Kent. Native of South Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. The date of the introduction of the Sweet Chestnut to this country is unknown, but it is believed to, have been in cultivation since the time of the Romans. It is one of the largest trees that can be grown in Great Britain, producing an enormous bulk of timber when fully grown. This timber is similar in appearance to Oak but it is far inferior in quality, . The chief economic value of the Sweet Chestnut is in the large crops of edible nuts it bears, these, however are of less importance in Britain than they are in the South of Europe, where they constitute an important article of food. 25280 6 100. | ||||