I'm a bit late with the October photo and the leaves are falling and the conkers have gone.
The ground underneath the tree is covered with the conker shells but not a conker to be seen. They've been taken by squirrels I guess or children although there probably aren't many children in this village.
The leaves show signs of the disease and normal autumn changes. With windy weather forecast I guess many more leaves will be on the ground after the weekend.
Horse chestnuts are among the earliest trees to get leaves and among the first to lose them.
ReplyDeleteI had a list on a blog post sometime in the past of the usual order for leaf lose. Walnuts are one of the earliest I seem to remember
DeleteConkers were such a big part of autumn in my childhood, less so I think for modern children.
ReplyDeletePenny
I remember trying to use a skewer to make a hole in a conker but don't remember playing the game
DeleteWe used to gather pocketfuls on our way to school. But as you say, fewer children in the villages these days, and the the little schools are being turned into houses.
ReplyDeleteI've not picked up any this year - spiders will invade!
DeleteThe trees opposite us are raining down leaves and I think the wind will finish them this weekend. Lovely colours though and autumn is my second favourite season after spring. Catriona
ReplyDeleteNot too windy here today - not sure what will happen tomorrow
DeleteWe have our conkers collected for windowsills, and a spare stash in the freezer for changing to come Spring. But I think the squirrels are seriously hoarding this year ready for the hard Winter we are told that we will be having. I should imagine that by your next photo the tree will be almost bare. Storm Boelo will take a lot of the remaining leaves off.
ReplyDeleteI have no conkers to take with me for spider protection this year
DeleteI wonder how the tree is faring in these high winds? I’ve only found 2 conkers this year and they have shrivelled, but I’m going to plant them and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
You have it much windier in Devon than here in Suffolk. Hope you don't lose electric
DeleteThank you, as it happens we were fine, and we live high up.
DeleteAlison x
That is not what I thought they looked like at all! Another tree I saw for the first time in real life this summer was a Monkey Puzzle tree!
ReplyDeleteMonkey Puzzle trees are really quite weird and so ancient - even prehistoric. I tried to grow one from a tiny sapling but it didn't survive.
DeleteI wonder if something can be done to prevent the disease on the Chestnut tree. The tree looks well shaped and strong with the exception of the brown spots on all the leaves.
ReplyDeleteOn my property, with the exception of the Oak trees, many other trees are dropping leaves in great numbers. There are still lots more to come!
Susan
Luckily the diseased doesn't affect the tree at all
DeleteWhat a lovely tree. I'm really enjoying these photos through the year.
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