Spanish Chestnut
Castanea sativa

Location: 1251 Peralta
Park: Shinn Historical Park
District: Niles
Native to: Asia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Deciduous, native to southern Europe, north Africa, south Asia. Can reach 100' in height with a greater spread. Produces large chestnuts. Creamy white, small flowers in long slim catkins make quite a display in June or July.

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Illustration by Hugh Danaher