Whomping Willow = Hornbeam Tree

[Steve]

Not that it really matters to anyone, but I was in the book store the
other day and saw a coffee table picture book titled 'Trees', and just
as the title implied it was a book filled with pictures of /trees/.
(who knew?)

As I flipped through it I saw the absolute spitting image of the
Whomping Willow as seem in the movies, except it wasn't a willow it
was a Hornbeam. Not just any Hornbeam though as, for the most part,
they just look like ordinary trees. This hornbeam had short extremely
thick trunk and short thick main branches, but then instead of
sub-branches, it had clusters of thin willow like branches sprouting
from the main heavy branches. In other words exactly as you see the
Whomping Willow in the movies.

If you are in the book store in your region, look for this book. It's
knew so, as I've seen in nearly all books stores, it will be found
right up front promenently displayed.

Return to your knitting now.

Steve/bboyminn