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11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
A cultivated variety of Sweet Chestnut. |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
Has creamy-yellow leaf margins. (Whereas the much rarer variety Variegated Chestnut 'Aureomarginata'has gold-coloured margins). |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
Leaves coarsely saw-toothed and semi-glossy on the upperside, mostly with pale margins. |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
The fruits are encased in a jacket covered in sharp prickly spines. |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
Like many variegated plants, where the chlorophyll is lacking, the plant is apt to revert to original form, with no pale margins, simply because, in times of stress, the leaves work better with chlorophyll converting the suns rays to useful material. |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
Leaves similar to those of Sweet Chestnut. |
11th Oct 2012, Aberlour, River Spey, Scotland. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
This is the bark of a relatively young specimen. |
Is a cultivated variety of : Sweet Chestnut
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Castanea | sativa | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Fagaceae |
Castanea (Sweet Chestnut) |
Beech Family [Fagaceae] |