Talk:Sweet Chestnut
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[edit] Why "retiform" and not "reticuliform" bark of the sweet chestnut
Latin for "net" is rete and anything "net-shaped" is retiform. Reticulum means "little net or net-shaped bag", even "network". So, why complicate matters and use the convoluted form reticuliform when all you want to say is "net-shaped" and not "shaped like a little net or bag"?. It would be plainly wrong, in fact. Dieter Simon 22:47, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
- What's the deal with this very unencyclopedic sentence pair "The bark often has an unmistakable, yet beautifully net-shaped (retiform) pattern...."? Wouldn't something like "The bark often has a
{n unmistakable,}net-shaped (retiform) pattern with deep furrows or fissures running spirally in both directions up the trunk." The way it is sounds like it was pulled directly from a guidebook of the Mediterranean. It should be descriptive, not evocative.24.6.2.72 20:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
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- What's the deal indeed! Have changed the section relating to the bark. Thanks for drawing attention to the unencyclopaedic style. Dieter Simon 00:57, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] capitalization?
Why is it rendered "Sweet Chestnut" and not "sweet chestnut"? -- Antaeus Feldspar 21:07, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] cultivation
Why not improve this article with information on how chestnuts are commercially farmed? Are commercial strains available and do they use rootstocks? How does the industry work? --ChrisJMoor 02:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
