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Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

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A deciduous tree with dark grey-brown bark and palmate leaves (divided into 5-7 leaflets). It flowers May - June, each flower has four white petals. In late summer/early autumn it produces globular green prickly fruits which then turn brown. Each fruit contains a glossy brown round seed. The tree is easy to identify in winter as it has dark sticky buds (shown) and horseshoe shaped leaf scars. Pictured at Stagsden, Bedfordshire - Early November 2005.

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7th Nov 2005 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
Biology, Science

Key Stages:
Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
plant tree shrub seed fruit

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