The Heritage Tree Database

TREE COUNCIL HOME
COUNTY LIST
NAMED TREES
TREE SPECIES
COMMON NAMES
HERITAGE CATEGORIES
169.htm

Castanea sativa


Sweet/Spanish Chestnut



Westfield, Castletown, Co. Laois


Situation: Individual Tree
Visited and photographed on: 10-Aug-09
Height: 18 m Girth: 6.98 m

Heritage value:

Exceptional Specimen Tree
Habitat value


A spectacular parkland tree; it measured 5.7m girth in 1932 when measured by Fitzpatrick so is growing quite slowly, indicating significant age.