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The Sweet, Sweet Chestnut Tree

One of many Sweet Chestnuts (otherwise known as Spanish Chestnut or European Chestnut) in Sutton Park. Love the shiny leaves of these trees and the deeply fissured bark forming a network pattern. Already, this particular tree is developing the sharp-spined, yellow-green husks that split open in autumn to reveal two or more shiny red-brown nuts - delicious roasted !

 

Two textures used - One from PicMonkey named 'Papyrus' and one of my own, which I've named 'Stone'.

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Uploaded on August 10, 2014
Taken on August 10, 2014