Sweet Chestnut - Castanea sativa
Description
Large spreading tree to 30 metres. Leaves oblong, pointed and toothed, scaly beneath. Flowers yellowish green in erect or spreading catkins. Fruits 1 to 3 brown shiny nuts in a very spiny splitting husk.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Woodland, particularly on acid soils.
When to see it
Flowers July.
Life History
Deciduous tree.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 73 of the 617 tetrads.
Peter Smith
Beacon Hill
15 July 2014
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
14 July 2011
Craig Mabbett
Station Road Broughton Astley
04 September 2014
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park
29 October 2016
Barbara Cooper
Belvoir Woods
21 August 2013
detail of spiral bark
Graham Calow
Frolesworth Churchyard
10 June 2015
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Peter Smith
Beacon Hill
15 July 2014
Graham Calow
Higham on the Hill
24 May 2015
Craig Mabbett
station road broughton astley
04 September 2014
Graham Calow
Bradgate Park
15 June 2014
Barbara Cooper
Belvoir Woods
21 August 2013
showing spiral nature of bark
Barbara Cooper
Belvoir Woods
21 August 2013
spiral bark
Nigel Judson
Charnwood Lodge
20 March 2016
Steve Mathers
Jubilee Walk (Terrace Hills to Reeded Cottage)
30 September 2016
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
21 June 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
15 August 2014
Craig Mabbett
station road broughton astley
04 September 2014
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
17 October 2015
Barbara Cooper
Belvoir Woods
02 October 2015
Alan Semper
Bradgate Park
08 October 2015
Alan Semper
Melton Town Park
04 October 2015
