Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We have a lot of chestnuts ... and you're right, there's no reason to cut other trees this way ... but they seem to cut a lot of trees like this ... for no reason (other than aesthetic ... and practicalities ... a chestnut will spread out very grandly if not disciplined. I have an elm outside my window at home that has been cut back similar to this one. That's why I guessed elm. I'm not familiar enough to be able to say anything until I've seen the leaves. Best, Daniel On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Didier Ludwig wrote: > I'm not shure but it could be a chestnut or a sycamore tree. At least those > Phong has seen in Switzerland certainly were chestnuts. The branches end's > are thicker because these trees are cut every year, and there's usually no > reason to cut other trees this way. > Didier > > > >Daniel, > >Could you tell me what kind of tree this is ? > >http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005/05v04-0013.jpg > >I remember seeing similar trees on the shores > >of lake Geneva and elsewhere in Switzerland, and > >I wonder if they might be the same kind. > >- Phong > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >