Lime tree, Winterborne Stickland
Introduction
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Lime tree, Winterborne Stickland
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 12 Jun 2010
The faults of the lime tree is a tendency to hide its lower trunk in a mass of side shoots and burrs as here where it has caused the trunk to become gnarled and knobbled. Normally its bark is smooth, grey and stringy, and birds sometimes strip the bark as a nesting material. The strong bark fibres were once used by gardeners for tying bundles. The creamy white timber is firm, easily carved and very stable. The sculptor and carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1720) used it extensively. It is also used for hat blocks, shoe trees and piano keys. For a wider view of the tree Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.840364
Longitude
-2.235689