Horse chestnut

[Amadeus]

Unfortunately horse chestnut trees are becoming increasingly uncommon as there is a pest attacking them.
I found this beautiful example but can you guess where it is!

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/supersoniccow/AA445988-4790-4CE9-AD9B-D1329102736B.jpg (http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/supersoniccow/media/AA445988-4790-4CE9-AD9B-D1329102736B.jpg.html)

[Richie]

I say Edinburgh ? and my work mate says London.

[Richie]

but now he says Prague

[Amadeus]

Nope to both. Second guess is much closer tho... :-)

[Richie]

Ummmmm, thinking :)

Is that the river danube, budapest-hungary

http://traveldn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/budapest-hungary.jpg

[Amadeus]

bingo! :-)

And the parliament building is magnificent.

[Richie]

:) Yeah....

[Luckypants]

I recognised it as Budapest straight away :D I have some similar shots somewhere....

[Amadeus]

Ahh, but Richie got in there first! :-) You should have got in quicker if you wanted the admiration of the entire forum... :-)

[Bibio]

i can see is an alien in a green top.. WTF

[Amadeus]

Strangely enough, that's an episode in the forthcoming series of Dr Who!

[BanannaMan]

Under a spreading Chestnut tree
the village alien stands
The alien a mighty man is he
With frail looking thin grey hands...


Not got quite the same ring to it.

[Sir Trev]

Under a spreading Chestnut tree
the village alien stands
The alien a mighty man is he
With frail looking thin grey hands...


Not got quite the same ring to it.



Not sure they've got your medication just right there Bill...

[ophic]

Under a spreading Chestnut tree
the village alien stands
The alien a mighty man is he
With frail looking thin grey hands...


Not got quite the same ring to it.
Horse Chestnut. Not the same as Chestnut. Conkers!

[BanannaMan]

Didn't realize there was a difference.
Never seen either as there are no longer any Chestnut trees in this part of the US.
Americans brought a number of plants over from Asia in the early 1900s most of which ended up as ecological disasters including the Asian chestnut which carried blight.

[ophic]

There's at least 11 horse chestnut in the US :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_tree

[BanannaMan]

There's at least 11 horse chestnut in the US :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_tree








None of which grow naturally within hundreds of miles from where I live.


Never seen either as there are no longer any Chestnut trees in this part of the US.

None growing in the forests.

[atassiedevil]

Plant one?

[ophic]

Plant one?
Wait until Autumn then I'll start collecting conkers to post to Bill :)

[BanannaMan]

Plant one?






What, and have those green jacketed aliens hanging about underneath it?

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/alien_zpsicnjzbss.jpg








Wait until Autumn then I'll start collecting conkers to post to Bill :)



Unless they'd wipe out some other species of tree it's likely illegal to send them here.

[ophic]

Unless they'd wipe out some other species of tree it's likely illegal to send them here.
Did I read that right? So it's ok to send if they do wipe out another tree species?

[Sir Trev]

Did I read that right? So it's ok to send if they do wipe out another tree species?

Spot the grammar pedant :grin:.


Unbelievably my Dad posted his sister-in-law some tomato seeds and wondered why they were never delivered. Probably because he truthfully declared on the customs form exactly what was in the parcel (several varieties apparently) and the Aussie authorities no doubt burned them instantly when they arrived down there. My Dad is a bit daft sometimes - hope it's not too hereditary.

[ophic]

Spot the grammar pedant :grin:.
Pedagogue thank you! :smt021

[BanannaMan]

Did I read that right? So it's ok to send if they do wipe out another tree species?




I was being sarcastic because of the government's past blunders in introducing new species of plants into the US.

[Teejayexc]

I was being sarcastic because of the government's past blunders in introducing new species of plants into the US.

A yank that does sarcasm, has the world gone mad?