as old as 1,000 years or more.

Taxonomy

The tree is only distantly related to the horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum, which bears superficially similar but inedible seeds (conkers) in a dehiscent seed case (ie. it splits open). Other common names include "Spanish chestnut" or "marron" (French for "chestnut"). The generic name Castanea is the old Latin name for the plant species,

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