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Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Photo by Hans.New
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Description:

This is a rather young tree of chestnuts. They grow very well on the hills around, allthough they need a very special ground. The nuts inside of this spiny cupules are edible and taste really good

Habitat:

Found in the hills around my home village.

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