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
Dule tree this a favoured species for this purpose. Leith Hall dates from about 1650 and the tree was possibly planted shortly after this. A rather gaunt and heavily branched tree, the trunk measures 116 cm in diameter. At Cessnock Castle near Galston, East Ayrshire is a dule tree, a gnarled specimen of "Castanea sativa" - sweet chestnut. An old beech tree is still known as a 'gallows tree' and grows in an exposed position near Monikie in Angus. The dule tree at Cassillis Castle in South Ayrshire was blown down in a great storm during the winter of 1939-40 and when