Tree Avenue or tree alley (allée)

Tree avenue or tree alley (allée)

Tree avenues or tree alleys are planted trees lining straight roadways and entrance drives in order to enhance the approach to country mansions or homes. Sometimes the avenues are in double rows on each side of a road. Trees preferred for alleys were selected for their height and speed of growth, such as poplar, beech, lime, and horse chestnut.[1]

Tree alley in Normandy, France

Sometimes tree avenues were designed to direct the eye toward some distinctive architectural building or feature, such as a chapels, gazebos, or architectural follys.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Muir, Richard (2004). Landscape Encyclopedia. London: Windgather Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-9545575-1-4.
  2. ↑ Muir 2004,p.7