Engraved botanical plate: chestnut

Chestnut

Castanea sativa

In the Celtic tree horoscope, the chestnut is the tree of those born May 15 to 24 and November 12 to 21. The horoscope lends it justice, honesty, efficiency, idealism.

In the horoscope

  • May 15 to 24
  • November 12 to 21

Justice, honesty, efficiency, idealism.

The real tree

  • Castanea sativa
  • Family Fagaceae

A deciduous tree whose burrs hold the chestnuts.

And in the ogham?

No. The chestnut is not among the letters of the ogham, the alphabet of early Ireland from which Robert Graves drew his tree calendar: like ten other trees of the horoscope, it was added later.

Dates: majority version of four published tables. Traits: those the tree horoscope lends (Gerbeaud). Botany: Wikipedia and Wikidata. Ogham: Wikipedia (after McManus and the Auraicept na n-Éces).

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