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Castanea sativa
A tree grown from seed may take 20 years or more before it bears fruits, which means these seedlings come from reasonably adult trees. Chestnut fruits are covered in a hard, spiny shell that when closed looks like a green sea urchin.
Meerdaalbos.
Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Nov 30, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks, Arya, Toshimi et al.! :-)
Beautiful colors