Haven't much for #ThickTrunkTuesday because I'm still not getting out of the house a great deal. But I did say a few weeks ago that I'd get a picture of the grand old horse chestnut at the end of my street, whilst it's blossoming. So here:
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They are indeed such beautiful trees when in bloom! It's a shame that the timber is not particularly outstanding when they are cut down as they are succumbing in numbers to a disease and many will doubtless have to be cut.
Contrast that with the timber of the sweet chestnut whose timber is extremely useful and sought after!
