Chesnut Tree.
When the Assyrian is compared to a great tree it is described as excelling in its beauty the branches of the chesnut tree. Ezekiel 31:8. It is identified with the 'Plane-tree' which grows in Palestine. It was known to Jacob. Genesis 30:37. It is the Platanus orientalis. It thrives best in a rich moist soil, and is a noble and beautiful tree.