I never mind it if people are a little delayed meeting me, when it’s in the Forest. Between the parking at Plek, Groenendaal, and the Avenue Dubois, there is a little island with a few trees. Maybe you know the place?
One of them is the Sweet Chestnut, 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎, and on the south-facing side there is an abundance of fruit. On the reverse, none. Not only is it north-facing, receiving less direct light from that direction, but it is also shaded by its more effusive southern side.
The other side of Avenue Dubois is where the Augustinian monks had their vineyard, with its southern aspect.
They knew their grapes, as well as their onions, no doubt.