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Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa

Genus Castanea. Family Fagaceae.

Sweet chestnut — Photographs 1
Sweet chestnut.
Photo Ivan Klumov

Description

The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), also known as the Spanish chestnut or European chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Anatolia, and widely cultivated in Western and Central Europe.

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Photographs

Sweet chestnut — Photographs 2
Sweet chestnut.
Photo Ivan Klumov
Sweet chestnut — Photographs 3
Sweet chestnut.
Photo Василия Гелюты
Sweet chestnut — Photographs 4
Sweet chestnut. Botanical illustration.
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Links

Source: Wikipedia