Trees & Shrubs Scouts Quiz Cd 30/6/2020

[granny grump]

Please can you help with the following - The answers are British trees & shrubs (Native and modern)

4. Towering yearning laird (5 4)
27. Lovesick (8)
30. Old hag's language (4 3)
31. Hoot then flash (8)
33. This old tree is majestic and wise (7 3) English Oak?
34 Meadow syrup (5 5)
39. Bricks and mortar enthusiast (6)
40. Rotating rod(7)

[Captain2]

27 Sycamore - Sick Amour

[Captain2]

34 Field Maple

[Prudie]

40 Spindle

[Prudie]

31 Hornbeam

[Captain2]

4 Scots(?) Pine

[Sam1960]

39. wal nut

[elliemay1]

30 wych elm?

[Prudie]

30 Can make 'gold ash' as an anagram but can only find reference to golden ash as a tree name.

[Captain2]

30 Wych Elm

[granny grump]

Thank you all for your help Do you think that I am right with Q33?

[elliemay1]

Yes
//The ruling majesty of the woods, the wise old English oak holds a special place in our culture, history, and hearts.//

[Prudie]

I can see why wych elm is highly likely correct but can someone explain the language connection in the clue?

[elliemay1]

//I can see why wych elm is highly likely correct but can someone explain the language connection in the clue?//

wych sounds like witch?

[Mamyalynne]

Elm is a programming language.

[Prudie]

Thank you mamya, that makes sense now

[Mamyalynne]

You're welcome.

[granny grump]

Thank you again for all your help

[SymonHill]

Glad you enjoyed the quiz! My 15 yr old daughter wrote it! I am just trying to work out the corrct place to post the answers and the correct place to post her new quiz!

[Mamyalynne]

Go to the top of the Quiz and Puzzle topic and you'll see Quiz Monthly round up - type all you wish in the 'Your answer ' box..

[Mamyalynne]

Here

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1712924.html