chestnut trees

Shade with edible seeds

Chestnut trees are deciduous hardwoods of the genus *Castanea*, bearing spiny husks that contain edible nuts.

The American chestnut once dominated eastern forests before blight devastated the population in the early twentieth century.

The old chestnut tree in the village square had been there for generations.

The wood is prized for its rot resistance and distinctive grain.

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forest · oaks · blight · coppicing · deciduous forests · woodlands · old growth · acorns · reforestation · branches · seedlings · brown · trunk · squirrel · spiny · canopy · spreading branches · orchard

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Foliage-retaining perennial plants

palm trees · pine trees · spruce trees · cedar trees · cypress trees

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Monocot blade plants

shrubs · mosses · ferns · annual flowers · ground cover

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Salt-water coastal trees

desert plants · kelp forests · coral · ice fields

Family

chestnut, chestnuts, chestnut tree

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