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Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

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Two weeks on the leaflets are just beginning to unfold and the tree will flower shortly. Horse-chestnut is 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. Picture taken at Old Warden, Bedfordshire - 14th April 2006.

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14th Apr 2006 by Diane Earl

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Science

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Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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plant shoot bud tree wildlife leaf flower

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