Our Patch FEBRUARY 2016
Our Patch FEBRUARY 2016
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Amiika spa in 311 King Stret Hammersmith
is offering a one-hour full body massage
for £39. Quote 'AM11509' to redeem. Valid
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. Expires April 1
www.amiikaspa.com
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obviously special to a lot of
people.
While in Hammersmith, the
remarkable plane tree in the
centre of the park clocks in at
more than a century. A relative
sprig of a tree, in comparison.
But while it may be no
match age-wise, it’s a peculiarly
glorious and great pineapple
of a tree with a squat, bulbous
trunk.
Not far away, in the fencedoff area of the park near the
children’s playground, is the
tree of heaven, ailanthus
altissima, a very strange
specimen indeed – tall, stylish
with a pleasantly rounded
crown, but with a curious
aroma. Some have likened its
smell to rancid peanut butter
– part of a defence mechanism
it has developed to deter rivals
from growing too close.
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The holm oak tree
in Fulham Palace dates
back to the times of
Christopher Columbus.
Above, the great plane
in Ravenscourt Park
n the far side of
Fulham Palace
from Putney
Bridge, near the
boundary wall,
a holm (or
holly) oak looks comfortably
settled; lolling on the ground
like an old drunk who has
sunk so many pints that he’s
unable to get up.
Planted in 1493, it’s one of
the oldest oaks in the UK. An