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Chestnut?

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  1. jo191145

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    Mama tells me these are Chestnuts.
    What say the crowd?
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    Agreed it’s in the buckeye/horse chestnut family. Not a true chestnut but the fruit does resemble one. Pretty tree regardless, and I don’t think I’ve seen an actual buckeye before. There are plenty of horse chestnuts planted around which are from the European branch of the same family.
     
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    After looking at the flower on a PC rather than a phone, I'll say Horse Chestnut, whose flowers are whitish with a pink base. Buckeyes have usually all one color flower.

    I should have looked at where you were from too, as you are outside the buckeye range by quite a bit. Buckeyes(both the trees and the residents) are common in my area. ;)

    Both trees have really showy flowers in the spring, but both trees have poisonous nuts. Even the leaves are toxic...
     
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    There is a Red Horsechestnut. The Horsechestnut I’m familiar with has white flowers.
     
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    I took this picture of a horse chestnut tree in Door County, WI
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