TREES IN LAKE MEADOWS 

Walnut (Juglans regia)         Map Ref 29

Native of S.W. Europe and E. China it was thought to have been broughtto Britain by the Romans. It is valued for its prized timber used as veneer and also for the walnuts it produces. It is usual for each leaf to have seven leaflets and the young leaves are initially bronze in colour befors turning green. The male flowers form as catkins and the small female flowers stand upright at the end of the stems. The example in the crazy golf area displays the typically smooth light grey bark on the trunk although on older trees it may be become deeply fissured.

Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo bilba)     Map Ref 30

From China, introduced in 1758, trees are either male or female. It is probably one of the oldest species found on earth with fossils found in coal seams formed some 250 million years ago (Jurassic). The leaves have an unusual fan-like shape, partly divided in the middle and with parallel veins; the leaves turn yellow in autumn. It can grow to 30m but growth can be spasmodic and may even seem to stop growing for many years. It is worth a visit to the crazy golf area to see this tree.