Ivory in Gondolin

[Alfirin]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I'm not sure about the flora. Haldir, later echoed by Galadriel (or ws it Celeborn?) speak as if they doubt that mallorns grow in Aman. Haldir is understandable, but Galadriel should know for sure, since she grew up there.

Well Frodo does describe Sam's Mallorn (unless I am confused and quoting a line that only appears in the Radio version, not the books) as the only one "West of the mountains or east of the sea (italics mine). which would suggest Mallorns in Valinor or somewhere else in the West. Granted Frodo's knowledge of this is probably inferior to Galadriels (who as you pointed out, would have had some degree of fisthand knowledge (though even she presumably has never seen every single inch of Valinor). But maybe Frodo was privy to some information, maybe Gandalf told him (with his mission fully fulfilled, Gandalf may have no longer been required to hide his origin so scrupulously, admitting to Frodo that he too had seen the Undying Lands might have been OK with Eru.)