Tree Nut ID - Ask Extension
Hello - These tree nuts were brought in for identification that were found in western South Dakota. Photos are attached. Thank you.
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Tree Nut ID #376042
Asked November 08, 2016, 4:54 PM EST
Hello -
These tree nuts were brought in for identification that were found in western South Dakota. Photos are attached. Thank you.
Clay County South Dakota
Expert Response
Thanks for your question. It appears to be a Aesculus hippocastanum, or horse chestnut tree. Leaves and nuts very dried out, and ID of leaves, especially, is easier when they are green. But it is a tree found in South Dakota (and listed as a fire resistant landscape plant.
