The Horse Chestnut Tree

Tree located at Private Residence Corner of 23rd Street and Prairie Mattoon, Illinois Click here to see what happened to our first tree.

Description:

fairly tall tree reaching a height of 70 feet with a trunk that has a diameter of about 2 feet;  stout branches forming a spreading rounded or elliptical crown.

Habitat:

rich, moist soils;  along streets or roads, and in gardens.      Range:  widely planted throughout;  naturalized in some part of the Northeast;  native to southeastern Europe.

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