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.
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