The leaves of the Spanish Chestnut, Castanea sativa, brought to the UK by the Romans in the 4th Century.
Cultivated by monks in monastery gardens since then.
This tree can get as tall as 30 metres and the fruit is edible and highly prized when roasted.
Below the original image and the kk texture I used to temper it, called Monday.
a double dose of kktuesday.
Link below.
Gorgeous - I especially love the fruit close-up!
ReplyDeleteI love roast chestnuts .Your edits are fantastic, it works so well with Kim's texture.
ReplyDeleteLovely autumn photos and beautiful texture work !
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week,
Sylvia
What a beautiful texture processing - and such gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteFall is here and not far behind is winter. We could roast these.
ReplyDeleteLovely images! Thank you for your comment and stopping by to visit!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely mix of photo and texture!
ReplyDeleteOh my, these leaves are wonderful! I love the coloring and texture of each shot. The detail in the seed pod is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done with the texture. Roasted chestnuts are delicious.
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