Sweet Chestnut | Beech family |
Castanea sativa | Fagaceae |
Sweet Chestnuts are spreading trees which can grow up to 30m tall, with the trunk often having spiral fissures. The fruit cases are very spiny, and contain dark brown nuts which can be roasted and eaten.
Spiral fissures along trunk | Leaves changing colour in autumn on a coppiced tree |
Buds arranged spirally around twigs |