St Lawrence Lime St Lawrence Lime The St Lawrence Lime Tree was a at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, Kent, England. It was located within the boundary ropes of the cricket pitch which required special rules. In 2005, it was broken in two in high winds. It is not known when the tree was planted but it is known that it was already full-grown in its location in 1847, when the St Lawrence Ground was opened. The St Lawrence Ground was built around the tree, which was located within the boundary ropes. As a result of the St Lawrence Ground being the
Dry tree said that Muslims called this tree "Kurrutherek" or "Sirpe". This last word is close to the Turco-Persian word meaning "cyperus". The Spanish ambassador Clavijo said that the tree was in Tabriz. Though the story is a legend, solitary trees are not. The Ténéré tree was a famous tree in the West-African state of Niger, serving both as a landmark and a national monument, but knocked down by a drunken truck driver in 1973. The nearest tree to it was 400 km away. Dry tree The Dry tree (or Solitary tree) is a legendary tree. Because of its ability to battle